> > Adding RAM is always a convenient hack to add life to an aging box and it > > seems nowadays most software on Linux is chewing through RAM like it's > > going out of style, so you probably need it. > > That is, if the particular type of RAM one needs is still available. > Machines don't need to be too old nowadays to find no one's making the RAM > it requires.
It's true, it is getting harder. And if you do find it, it's often quite expensive. When I remember to, I try to max out my systems' RAM a couple of years after buying/building them, since that seems to be the sweet spot for availability and cost. tim _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
