MAC is a brand name for machine hand tools, like crescent wrenches,
spanners, screwdrivers, etc. ;-)
FYI:
Mac OS X is a UNIX-based operating system, with full-time virtual
memory. Executables are file-mapped extensions to the physical
address space. Each process on Mac OS X is given an independent
address space at runtime, to the limit of the addressable space
provided by the processor and memory controller. Memory is paged into
and out of RAM as needed. The more physical RAM is provided, the less
need for paging and thus the better the performance. When paging is
necessary, the transfer speed of the hard disk becomes important and
can contribute to system performance to a great degree.
For serious work on Mac OS X with Photoshop, I recommend 1G RAM as a
minimum with a fast hard drive, and at least 10-20G bytes of free
space on the drive. The more RAM, the more free space and the faster
the drive, the better. For less seriously heavy duty work, a 512-768M
RAM system and a decent drive will suffice too. I haven't found too
much performance benefit with 2G RAM over 1G RAM, a faster-bigger
hard drive generally makes a bigger difference, but it helps if
you're working with a lot of very large files.
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On Aug 25, 2005, at 6:27 PM, Graywolf wrote:
I think you run a MAC. PS uses all the memory on MAC'., With PC's
it will only use up to 2 gigabytes. PS2 is nice.
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
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Herb Chong wrote:
i don't have any problem with CS or CS2 and 5G of RAM. the OS uses
only 4G, but that is a different issue. some plugins have lots of
problem with too much RAM though.
Herb....
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Mann"
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Subject: Re: Film scanner question
I upgraded from 1Gb to 3Gb. I've found that any more than about
2Gb may be pointless anyway. Photoshop CS and CS2 don't behave
well when they're using more than about 1Gb... I tend to leave a
lot of apps open in the background which is unlikely to help.
