Re: resource meter (was: pc-card slot very hot on 770

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From: Vincent Poy (vince_at_victor.MCESTATE.COM)
Date: Sun Aug 01 1999 - 18:37:39 EDT

On Sun, 1 Aug 1999, richard wrote:

> At 07:56 AM 8/1/99 -0700, Vincent Poy wrote:
> >On Sun, 1 Aug 1999, richard wrote:
> >
> > > At 07:47 AM 8/1/99 -0700, Vincent Poy wrote:
> > > > Oops, guess you missed that part... I have 256MB of RAM on a
> > 770Z
> > > >9549-8AU. I had 128MB RAM two days ago... Just upgraded two days ago
> > > >using the $197 Crucial/Micron 128MB memory module... Funny thing is the
> > >
> > > Have you noticed any difference in performance between 128mb and 256mb?
> >
> > Not really... I thought it would increase the resources available
> >but it didn't.
>
> AFAIK, win95/98 resources are limited to a fixed amount of memory no matter
> how much RAM you have.

        Yes, that's true but on a desktop with the exact same programs
running, 64 megs seems to give a lot more resources... Not to mention that
I have more stuff running on the Desktop too... Same thing with my 385ED,
it runs way better with 80 megs of ram than 128 megs of the 770Z.

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