On Mon, 27 Dec 1999 08:31:27 -0800, Steve Lamb wrote:
[....]
> The single cheapest and easiest way to speed up a machine is to put
> more RAM into it. MBs these days can take up .7-1Gb of RAM. So why
> is 32Mb-64Mb "standard"? ;)
When I said standard, I mean that a basic, standard, prebuilt machine
comes preloaded with 64MB of memory and win98. That's all. :)
>> To minimize fragmenting in the system partition, in my last win98 days, I
>> had moved all temp files and confined V Swapping to one partition and then
>> defragged that partition regularly. This and 64MB of RAM at the time reduced
>> crashes to a bearable minimum. :)
> Try 128Mb and no swapping. I have crashed from other areas, but that is
> most likely from my sound card being an original AWE-32 with two 256kb SIMMs
> that I bought new just for that card. ;)
I have been using 128MB of RAM for nearly four years, so I have been
unto your little secret for a long time. :) It's also time to upgrade,
since VMWare Linux is stressing the system. :)
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