At 8:26 PM +1100 1/20/2003, K wrote: > >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?
Unless you really need to have more memory to do what you need then that is the best setting. It will rarely use the HD and you get the advantages of more efficient memory usage. Programs and the OS will use less memory than if VM is off. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- 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
