Hi Affe Just a couple of comments in response here. From: affe@... (Anssi "Affe" Ahonen) Subject: Re: On Sat, 30 Oct 1999 13:36:53 +0200, Darcy Moore <darcy@...> wrote: >> >>. FreeMem Pro - which lets you consolidate and free up a specified amount >>of RAM either on the fly, with the click of a button, or at intervals >>dependent on either critical Ram levels or/& time intervals. >> >Sorry to disappoint you, but all the so called "memory manager programs" >for Win 95/98 (free/mem/ram/turbo/booster etc) are completely bogus and >actually degrade your system performance by unnecessary memory >allocations. All???? This is a sweeping generalisation. >You should lock your vcache to certain amount (by manually >editing SYSTEM.INI or using CacheMan), I suggested Cacheman in my email - as an alternative to playing around in system.ini. >but you should also uninstall all >third party memory managers at once! If I notice a degradation in my system's preformance, I certainly will. But so far it hasn't added to my problems. >The topic of these Window's memory managers has already discussed to >death on several usenet groups so it's unnecessary to start it again, Like the last and definitive word on the "flat earth theory", hey. People come and go from these groups which operate in a kind of randomania anyway. There's always newbies who raise topics that others have resolved in their own minds. So what Affe, it was a democracy last time I looked. (uhh a black maria's pulling up outside now). >but the bottom line is: Memory managers are not needed nor recommended >for rock-solid workstations. Yes, that's what I'm desperately seeking, a rock solid workstation. So I can just make music, but unfortunately there seem sot be a lot of techno problems to resolve first. Re memory managers, how about telling those in ignorance, like me, why you think they're a con. With a few details. Darcy Moore Composer/Lyricist/Arranger http://godsclowns.com (US) http://www.home.gil.com.au/~darcy/ (Australia) http://www.mp3.com.au/artist.asp?idD1 (MP3.com) People are always exactly as they seem ... mostly.