Dave, et All Listas G'day! wherever you be located... PCI PowerMacs wrote: > PCI-PowerMacs Digest #3137 > Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 10:09:27 +1000 > Subject: Re: [PCI] 6500 & Browser problems > From: David Elmo
> "No problems" is not the same thing as a tested advantage. What I meant here Dave, is that I haven't kept any data on those +/-z of the RAM Disk's in use to lay out on the virtual table here as showtime, but I've been mostly just happier all 'round in their uses in overall proformance, and I expecially appreciate losing all those caches w/o their buildup, and lest I specifically choose to save the cache's prior to that Shutdown to another folder(for off-line browsing later, and/or a Bookmark) , they're just gone, and I'm a happy Net camper and for that matter my Mac's seem to also enjoy the utter cleanliness of it. Nope, No rocket science here, Sorry, if'n anyone finds this too inadequate for a simple tryout. fyi- if'n found unUseful or when needed a quik trip into the Memory CP to cancel it use, and with a reboot does majically make most any RAM Disks and their contents disappear with any set allot'd memory returned for use, easy. > Well, my question to you was because I did give it a try out once, big time, > using lots of spare RAM and was not pleasantly surprised. Maybe I was not > careful enough or something? But I saw no great improvement in going "back" > in a browser. And gave it up as another "nice idea" that I could do without. > But I am always on the lookout for good advice, maybe it was the IE browser > I was using at the time, maybe Mozilla would be a different experience with > a Ram disk. Yes, there is definately a downside to one's limiting(control) in the case of RAM Disks(as well as Not having a passle of real Ram on-hand) , but I've normally found the 4-5Mb to be quite sufficient(in my Ram starved Macs, and needless to say we're discussing those like the 64/65xx PPC Macs here) for a few steps in the Back direction w/o a need to reload a page, But your specific browsing preferances are certainly unique and no doubt different than mine, or most anyone's. cue no Also, Be It Known; that there aRe certain browsers that woN't allow a RAM Disk to be config'd, and so, YMMV depending on your choices, preferances, and how you specifically browse, not to mention the myriad of sloppy pages you come across in your browsing as some just won't work a'tall no matter what you do eventually Do in your setups of anything less than the latest Safari or FireFox builds in OSX(which is OT here in this here discussion specific-btw). And BIK; that as far as I'm concern'd any and all M$ junk, and most certainly IE and OE/Entourage are bigtime Ram hogs full of memory(not to mention Security) leaks aplenty, and altho I've got a single IE v5.17 install'd it seez Rare useage, while I will never again put M$ cr_po on any of my Macs, 'cept maybe WMP(isn't that M$?) on a few. > This Ram Doubler that you are fond of, how does it work? Must be better than > standard virtual memory but still hard disk based? I know it is not for me > with my set up and lots of ram, but I am curious... It's from the former Connectix, and I've successfully used it from way back 'round OS7.53, or so(iirc), thru it's v8. and v9. to it's last incantation at 9.01 for years. Altho some used apps. doN't seem to like it, especially those needing to use swap files and writing to disk, so in those occasions I've most always used ConflictCatcher to setup a Set for that specific apps use and boot into that config'd app's. Set specifically, I do Not have an all-round iNit load Set for use, less it be the one Set I use solely config'd for my DT rebuilds. Also, I am Not one to nornally have Virtual Memory turn'd on in the Memory CP a'tall, and for those times it is required I allot oNly 1Mb beyond install'd Real Ram on-hand when it will work for that app's use and it's iNit Set specific, and when it woN't I've more or less work'd out a minimum for it's use, and reboot into that specific(ie: Adobe PS, and a few Audio apps that're bigtime hongry Ram eaters) Sets, to get that specific job done. As was said Connectix is now gone, as well as sadly Casedy & Greene, but checkthisout on RD and do note it's uses(specific to pageing, too): <http://www.macreviewzone.com/archive/hardcider/Reviews/RD9.shtml> and: <http://www.atpm.com/3.09/page21.shtml> and keep on hitting your: Clean Disk Cache Now button in your browser as often as need'd to keep on surfin'. All the above: IMOHO and tested as per my useage on my somewhat ridgid RAM starve'd(never enough) terms, and once agin': -ymmv Also, RD will Not load at startup if'n there is more than 'bout 156Mb of real Ram install'd(iirc), but is very useful if doubling is turn'd off and it's paging indicator and/or it's possible thru writing implement'd, the RMez and Google will aid you on info and these SW an their configs, fer sure, absolutely just No rocket science here, just a happy user. Just: > Give it a tryout, you might be surprize'd pleasantly, it is hoped. HTHs whomever somewhat/somehow/someday/ somewhere.-nnito via condios Respectful of GURUs Bill Cornett cornettATgolDOTcom "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away."-Thoreau "Good people are good because they've come to wisdom through failure."-W. 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