> You're not supposed to do that. Unix (and OS X) use their swap file > (VM) much more efficiently than Windows[...]
<Sigh> You're wrong there, but this is a standard belief. Windows VM usage is pretty efficient and has been ever since the advent of 32-bit Disk Access in Windows 3.0 - around 1991. Windows 3.0, 3.1, Windows for Workgroups 3.11, 95, 98, 98SE and ME are all DOS-based but work much better with VM. I've benchmarked them, tested them all, and I am telling you this is a *fact.* If you disable VM they will run *slower.* >[...]/MacOS MacOS 7-9's VM is very poor, although every release improved it. If you have enough RAM, these systems will all perform *better* with VM disabled than with it on. The same is *NOT TRUE* of Windows (from 3.0 to XP), OS/2, Linux, Unix, BSD, MacOS X or any other OS with a grown-up VM system. They will all be significantly *less* stable and very probably *slower* with VM disabled. LEAVE IT ON. DO NOT PLAY WITH IT. YOU WILL MAKE MATTERS WORSE. The one thing you can do to improve VM is put it on a separate volume. I'll repost my message about that. -- Liam Proven � http://welcome.to/liamsweb -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> --> 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/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
