FallisT@aol.com on wed 15 may 96
This is in reference to the mac being old and the modem being too slow for
using the browser. The most important thing I've learned with my mac, which
has 16 MB of RAM, is to save 8 MB for the browser. Since I use Quark which
runs on 6 MB & my system software uses 4, if I have Quark open by mistake and
sign on and switch to the browser, I'll crash out and have to load the
browser from scratch again. I'm not trying to defend aol & its browser but
I've found keeping the browser available means (besides having system 7.0 or
newer), to load it up right in the first place and always save it at least 8
MB of RAM.
Anne Fallis-Elliott, NYC
FallisT@aol.com
Bill Aycock on wed 15 may 96
At 12:40 PM 5/15/96 EDT, FallisT@aol.com wrote: In part, I cut out the center )
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>r. The most important thing I've learned with my mac, which
>has 16 MB of RAM, is to save 8 MB for the browser.
>Anne Fallis-Elliott, NYC
I havent run a Mac in a long time, but having to keep 8mb for the browser is
way out of line.
I only have 8 mb on this PC, and can have several things active at once
besides my browser.
My browser is Netscape 2., which does NOT skimp on features, and has a mail
server as well. I use a 3 to 4 meg history cache, to let me flip around,
and still dont get slowed down, much less crashed.
I wonder if the problem is in the mac or in the service AOL provides. You
have to remember, they are NOT primarily an internet gateway; they only came
into it when the pressure got high with people going off AOL to get the net.
Bill - happily emptying the bit-bucket into the trash, on Persimmon Hill
Lee Jaffe on thu 16 may 96
The world is changing. Buying more RAM is one of the better
things you can do to improve your computer's performance.
16MB is pretty standard. The Mac system now takes 4-6 MB by
itself. Windows95 recommends 16MB to run well. Luckily, the
price of RAM has started to fall. An 8MB upgrade will cost
about $120-140 these days, compared to $250 last year.
-- Lee Jaffe, Santa Cruz
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