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- From: grabenst@umbc4.umbc.edu (Mr. Michael Grabenstein; ACS (GUEST))
- Subject: Re: How do I reduce SYSTEM file size?
- Message-ID: <1992Aug28.033756.26192@umbc3.umbc.edu>
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- Organization: Univ. of MD, Baltimore County
- References: <1992Aug24.132516.7266@slcs.slb.com> <zaphod-260892164927@gregt.winona.msus.edu>
- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 03:37:56 GMT
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- In article <zaphod-260892164927@gregt.winona.msus.edu> zaphod@vax2.winona.msus.edu (Gregory Talmo) writes:
- >In article <1992Aug24.132516.7266@slcs.slb.com>, brydon@asl.slb.com (Harvey
- >Brydon (918)250-4312) wrote:
- >>
- >> Somehow my SYSTEM file has been expanded beyond usefulness. I have a Mac IIci
- >> with 20 Megs of memory, System 7.0.x. After running out of memory trying to
- >> run a second (!) application, I looked at the Finder info and I see the system
- >> is occupying 14+ Megabytes.
- >>
- >> I know that with System 6, if you add fonts or DA's the system file expands to
- >> contain these and does not shrink back when you remove them again. Is this
- >> the case with System 7 as well (ie. with fonts and sounds)? How do I get a
- >> 'reasonable' size System file back again?
- >
-
- You have 20M of RAM?? You realize that if you do not
- have 32-bit mode turned on in the control panels you run in
- 24-bit mode. 24 bit mode can only access 8M of ram so the
- size of the system file plus any ram above the 8M limit
- is combined inthe about this macintosh.
- Turn on 32-bit mode and you will have full access of
- all of your ram. Note that not all applications run in 32-bit
- mode, but these are becoming so few... and if the version is
- recent it should be fine.
-
- Later,
- Mike
- ZMEG@AACC.bitnet
- or grabenst@umbc3.umbc.edu
-