Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Path: utzoo!censor!geac!alias!barney!rae
From: Reid Ellis <rae@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu>
Subject: My "System" eats all my System 7 Virtual Memory
Message-ID: <rae.664398632@barney>
Summary: When I use virtual memory [without running 32-bit]
	the "System" memory partition seems to eat most of the "new"
	memory
Keywords: system 7, virtual memory, no 32-bit
Sender: Reid Ellis <rae%alias@csri.toronto.edu>
Reply-To: Reid Ellis <rae@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu>
Organization: Alias Research, Inc. Toronto ON Canada
Date: 20 Jan 91 19:10:32 GMT

I'm running System 7.0b on a Mac IIci with 8Mb of real RAM.

When I try using virtual memory [without running in 32-bit mode] to
boost my available memory up a few Meg [I think 11 Mb is the limit
without running 32-bit] I find the System partition swells immensely.

The result is that after sacrificing 11 Mb of disk space and some
speed [for swapping] I end up with a whole extra 900k or so of usable
memory.

What is it that the system is doing?  Is it swapping a ton of code
into memory to handle the virtual memory?

PS: I can't run in 32-bit because QuickMail won't run. :-(

					Reid
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