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From:Nick Lamburn
Date:4 May 2000 at 21:10:34
Subject:Re: Lost Ram

Hi Alan

>> Does anybody have any idea why i lose ram after using a web browser?
>> when i start my computer and everything is loaded i am left with about
>> 1,700.000 Chip and 6,800,000 Fast but when using a web browser my ram
>> slowly but surely goes down to the extent that i cant switch screens
>> or open menus, if i quit i only get back about 900,000 chip and
>> 3,500,000, Any ideas.
>
> crap code? memory leaks ahoy!?
>
> Also, what size memory caches have you set? And what does the memory level
> say after you do an 'avail flush' ?

Sounds more like memory fragmentation to me; be glad you don't own a Mac;
and Mac owners will know what I'm on about...

'huh where's that 16Mb gone....' ;)

Regards

Nick Lamburn.



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