Re: pre-p-2.0.31-2: out of virtual memory

Tim Hollebeek (tim@franck.Princeton.EDU)
Tue, 22 Jul 1997 16:22:17 -0400 (EDT)

Kurt Huwig writes ...
>
> BUT (!) this was running XEmacs, Netscape + Java-Applications altogether,
> i.e. really using the memory. Iff you have some calculating stuff that
> mostly uses localized data, you can easily go with 128MB * 8 swap (maximum
> swap-size is 128MB, but you can use up to 8 partitions).

Programs (like Netscape) that leak horribly can often survive with
small fractions (say 8 MB out of a total of 50 MB) in core, since much
of the memory will never be touched again. If you want to use
Netscape for a long time without quitting and restarting it, you'll
need a decent amount of swap space ... :-)

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