AmigaOS3.5 (305/968)

From:Moses Wildermuth
Date:12 Jan 2000 at 12:01:31
Subject:Re: Memory Use with BB1

From: Moses Wildermuth <Mosespro@ecity.net>

Hello Alex

On 12-Jan-00, Alex wrote:
> From: Alex <neurodancer@gmx.de>
>
> Hello Moses,
>
> you wrote on 12-Jan-00 about "[amigaOS3_5] Re: Memory Use with BB1":
>
>> I did not notice this because I also just added 8megs of fast to my
>> system, but you are right, I lose about 9megs total fast ram just to
>> startup! whoa. And I think you are right it did not do this with straight
>> 3.5. With 3.1, I am sure it did not do that!
>
> With only rather small background patterns (180x180 I assume), my system
> boots with a memory usage of 5.5mb RAM including some small tools running.
> If I use a big 1024x768 background picture its about 2mb more required,
> therefore I think that 9megs is not that shocking...
>

booting with no bsackdrops at all, just plain grey patterns leads to only a 2
meg savings. There is a big chunk going somewhere, and I would like to know
where. thats all. Maybe from T.H.E.? I'll try that next.

Regards



Moses Wildermuth

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