Re: [MacPerl] Maximum number of filenames for a droplet

[John W Baxter <jwblist@olympus.net>]

At 20:46 -0800 11/5/98, Jeff at MacTech wrote:
>>I'm not sure if the amount of memory allocated to the droplet is the
>>whole story. I've had the same droplet act differently under different
>>operating systems. At one point, I was able to drop 118 files with no
>>problems, but at other times, I can only drop half or a third of them.
>>Whenever I upgrade my Mac OS or boot from another system the "magic
>>number" seems to change.
>
>A thought: are these PPC machines? If so, the difference could be virtual
>memory on vs. off. With it on, the code takes up less memory, and hence
>more is left to be used for data.

The system adjusts the memory allocation settings depending upon the on/off
state of virtual memory (including RamDoubler).

If this is the difference, it suggests that one is setting the same number
into the Get Info settings whether VM is on or not.  One should use the
same delta from the "Suggested Memory" value (which also adjusts with VM).

   --John (who hasn't run without VM for several years)

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John Baxter   jwblist@olympus.net      Port Ludlow, WA, USA
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