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Re: Linux vs Windows



On Sun, May 18, 2003 at 01:34:18PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On Sun, 2003-05-18 at 09:17, Hell.Surfers@cwctv.net wrote:
> > Im running 512 megs with 98, so you are wrong, its actually 1 gig.
> 
> Yes, Win98 will show you the total amount of installed RAM.  It's
> my understanding, though, that programs have to be written explicitly
> to use the RAM above 256MB.  An example is Photoshop.
> 
> I've been wrong before, though.

Well, I thought it was 64MB. Presumably due to the 64MB limitation of
old DOS extended memory stuff being carried through. It was mentioned
on the list last November (search key = "piece of shitware").

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