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[mjk31124@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Michael J. Kim)]

unknown@apple.com (Matt Ackeret) writes:

>>I would like to try and balance the argument that AWGS crashes frquently.
>>I have a ROM 01 GS with 3.25 megs of RAM.  Previous to getting the extra
>>RAM I experienced crashes with AWGS like a fish experiences getting wet.
>...
>>It will tell you how much memory and continuous blocks you have.  I have
>>about 648k of continuous... before I had about 64k or so... big improvment.
>>If you want AWGS to perform you NEED the extra RAM... especially with
>>System 6.  I would recommend at least 3 megs...  I'd try this before
>>blaming AWGS for being buggy.

>	Well what you are saying isn't very logical. If, when you were running
>it before, you were using it with the amount of memory recommended by AWGS,
>it was/is buggy.  The fact that you now have more memory and it crashes less

It wasn't "buggy" it was low on memory and caused crashes...

>doesn't change the fact (if you were using the minimum amount of RAM allowed)
>that it is buggy.

There's no flaw in my logic... I simply pointing out that Claris's so-called
recommended memory requirements for AWGS is bull****.  System 7 for the Mac
recommends 2 megs minimun to run.  But anyone with experience will tell you
nothing short of 8 megs is required if you want to use Multifinder and any
decent sized applications.  The same is true for the AWGS, 1 meg is IMHO
an absolute minimum... 3 is the realistic minimum if you want to run some
DAs and inits as well and working with large documents.  Like I said I 
have "RARELY" experienced a crash since upgrading my memory to 3.25 megs.
I hardly see how this can be described as buggy software when all it takes
to remedy the problem is more memory.  By your logic, the Manager would
be "buggy" since trying to run several applications with 1 meg causes
crashes...  If anything Claris's memory recommendations are misleading.

Please feel free to correct me if I misinterpurted anything you said.

>	I don't use AWGS, and haven't for any decent amount of time, I'm just
>pointing out a flaw in your logic.

If you have a HD and an accelerator with LOTS of RAM, AWGS is a very good
program.  Add Pointless and SwitchIt/Manager and you won't miss MSWord
"too" much.  :)

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>unknown@apple.com		Apple II Forever
>unknown@ucscb.ucsc.edu  These opinions are mine, not Apple's.

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