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- From: wingo@apple.com (Tony Wingo)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
- Subject: Re: memory configuration crisis!
- Message-ID: <wingo-260193091039@wingosmac.apple.com>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 17:16:01 GMT
- References: <1993Jan25.151304.216245@bmug.org>
- Sender: news@mumbo.apple.com (The News System)
- Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.system
- Organization: Apple Computer
- Lines: 24
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- In article <1993Jan25.151304.216245@bmug.org>, David_B._Hauer@bmug.org
- wrote:
- >
- > >Look at the available memory+system memory
- > >and you will see that it adds up to 20megs.
- >
- > We're all so used to hearing this question that several people failed to
- > notice an important anomaly: the original post indicated that the ci had 20
- > megs of RAM, and that with 32-bit addressing off, the system occupied nearly
- > 16 megs of memory. If this is true, something strange is going on.The 24-bit
- > limitation should bloat the system up to 12 megs, but not more.
- >
- > Anyone have further suggestions?
-
- No. It works out just fine. I missed his original post, but lets assume
- his system (including disk cache and RAM disk) takes up 4 MB under 32-bit
- addressing - not unusual if you run lots of extentions. When he switches
- to 24-bit addressing, he now has 12 MB of unaddressable memory. THe "About
- This Mac" dialog lumps this in with his existing system allocation to give
- 4MB + 12MB = 16MB.
-
- -tony
-
- >>usual disclaimer<<
-