RAMpage

Version 1.0 - FREEWARE

Date: 8/30/1999
Author: John Fitzgibbon
fitz@jfitz.com
http:\\www.jfitz.com

RAMpage is a small Windows utility that displays memory status information. In addition, it can be used to force Windows to free unused memory. I have found this particularly useful when doing heavy graphics processing - for instance my version of Paint Shop Pro sometimes runs out of memory after processing a file, but before saving it. RAMpage generally frees enough memory to allow me to save my files in these "emergency" situations. The idea for the program came from J.Pajula's RamBooster which offers similar, (and more!), functionality. I wanted a "lean" version that could free memory with one double click, and which shows the current memory status all the time - RAMpage is it.

The following is a short description of the program. For further information, try reading the FAQS page.

When RAMpage is running, a System Tray icon shows the number of MB of free RAM:



A Green Bar means > 20% free RAM.
A Yellow Bar means between 5% and 20% free RAM.
A Red Bar means < 5% free RAM.

Right-clicking on the icon accesses a popup menu.
Double-clicking on the icon attempts to free extra RAM.

The command line may include parameters U=X and M=Y, where:

"X" is the number of seconds between status updates, (default=5) and
"Y" is the number of MBytes to attempt to free when requested, (default=10).

For example, a command line like this:

C:\Program Files\Accessories\RAMpage.exe U=2 M=20

will instruct the program to update the status every 2 seconds, and to attempt to free an additional 20 MBytes or RAM when requested.

To start the program automatically when Windows starts, place a shortcut to the executable in the Start Menu/Programs/StartUp folder.

Note: If your machine has over 1000M of RAM, a Green Bar indicates 1000M or more free RAM and Yellow indicates < 1000M. This is to compensate for the fact that there is only room to display 3 digits in the icon. "400" with a Green bar would indicate 1400M free, (or 2400M, 3400M, etc), while "400" with a Yellow bar would actually mean 400M free. (If you have over 1000M of RAM you probably don't need this program anyway.)