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RE: [Digital BW] computer horsepower ?

2005-02-27 by Paul D. DeRocco

> From: Bob Frost [mailto:bob@...]
>
> I just upgraded from 2GB to 4GB, because I was fed up with PS only being
> able to use about 50% of the 2GB before plugins etc stopped
> working for lack
> of memory. Now I can use PS at 90%, but my 4GB of RAM (on a PC)
> is not all
> available to programs. Nearly 0.5GB is reserved for system use, so PS can
> only see 1.7GB (half of 3.5GB). But if I am opening files in CApture and
> then transferring to PS, I don't have to close Capture any more
> to keep PS up to speed.

Why does it only see half of 3.5GB if you've set the memory percentage usage
to 90%?

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...

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