>Andrew Kershaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote >Subject: Re: Best OS for a 5300cs >... I HATE Virtual Memory with a PASSION. It thrashes the hard drive and >quickly fragments the >damn thing, causing the whole system to slow up >while the drive head accesses random points on >the hard drive to read >paged memory back in or write portions of memory back to the disk... >Sheesh. >VM is really only fast (and I use that word loosely) when used >immediately after a disk optimization >Honestly, I've never understood why anyone in their right mind would run >VM on a PowerBook. >Let's face it, NOTHING beats real RAM.
Hello, I had understood that the default setting for Virtual Memory in the Memory Control Panel was for 1 mb above the actual ram available; thus, on my 5300 I set the memory for 65 mb (64 real ram + 1). What would others advise about this, please? -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
