From: Stephan F Andre (andres_at_pilot.msu.edu)
Date: Wed Nov 21 2001 - 19:16:40 EST
Heh... I can, compiling things under OpenBSD at times.
Granted, it's been pretty hard using the extra memory
that I just got (going from 256M to 512M on my 1480i),
but with KDE running, and compiling the world while
having a browser running and other things does tend to
ultimately use more than 256M of ram. Having that extra
ram really lets corpulence happen. ;-)
--STeve Andre'
>
> At 04:16 PM 11/21/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> >The difference is in how often Windows hits on its swap file on the hard
> >drive. Hard drive time versus RAM time. With more memory the swap file gets
> >used less. Put Windows in a 32mb machine and see how often the hard drive
> >light goes on.
>
> Thanks Bill, but I know that very well.
>
> What I was really asking was that I find it hard to fathom how
> anyone could really "fill" 256 MB of RAM and thereby see a real difference
> by going to 512 MB. But I guess some folks are just really hard core. :-)
>
>
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