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- From: moofie@apple.com (Steve Klingsporn)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
- Subject: Re: PB170 Heap Problem
- Message-ID: <moofie-040992094847@90.190.20.6>
- Date: 4 Sep 92 16:52:52 GMT
- References: <1992Sep2.234832.29917@PDX.MENTORG.COM>
- Sender: news@gallant.apple.com
- Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.system
- Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.
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- In article <1992Sep2.234832.29917@PDX.MENTORG.COM>, davidr@pdx.mentorg.com
- (David Ransier) wrote:
- >
- >
- > Hi, netters.
- >
- > (Please excuse this message if you have seen it before. I am having
- > problems posting news and have recieved no responses to this query.
- > Thanks for you patience.)
- >
- > My group at work has a "floater" PB170 that is typically used when
- > one of us is traveling. All this really means is that it's difficult
- > to remove something and easy to add stuff to the Mac because you
- > can't know what someone else added that they'll expect the next
- > time they use it.
- >
- > So here's my problem. The system file is nearly 2Meg with very little
- > space left on the HEAP (8 Meg in the machine.) I've tried using
- > HeapFixer V1.01 but it won't let me set the heap size any larger
- > than it is.
- >
- > It keeps running out of space, not constantly, but often enough to
- > be obnoxious. To run ResEdit (which I do frequently because I'm
- > learning Think C on it) I have to re-start with the <shift> button
- > down to turn off the extension applications.
- >
-
-
- From what I understand, Heap Fixer isn't supposed to be run with 7.0.
- From what I understand, the heap grows and shrinks dynamically in 7.0.
-
- Try re-installing your system software. On an 8 meg machine, you
- should be able to run ResEdit! What extensions are you running on
- your machine? Things that take up lots of memory?
-
- Do "About this Macintosh." What does it say for "Largest Unused Block?"
-
- When you say the System file is 2MB, do you mean disk size (which
- is virtually meaningless) or memory size? "System Software" in the
- About this Macintosh window is System + Finder, by the way.
-
- Something is definitely wrong. I'd say check for viruses, and reinstall
- your system software. If ResEdit won't run, do a Get Info on it
- and make sure it's allocated enough memory. Don't bother with
- HeapFixer.
-
-
- Steve
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- - Robert Smith
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