Re: How many times must Apple make such DRASTIC architecture changes?

[Jerry Kindall <jerrykindall@nospam.invalid>]

In article <roy-4F63C0.08385109062005@reader1.panix.com>, Roy Smith
<roy@panix.com> wrote:

> Paul Schlyter <pausch@NOSPAMsaaf.se> wrote:
> > But whenever that "4 GByte limit" becomes too limiting, it is possible 
> > to start using different segments again. [...] don't expect this to 
> > happen until more than 4 GBytes of RAM gets common.
> 
> If Moore's law holds, that only a couple of years away.  Today we're at the 
> point where most desktops or laptops ship with at least 256 Meg, and it's 
> not uncommon to find a Gig in a high-end personal machine.

2 GB is so cheap and increases the performance of Mac OS X so
significantly I can't believe more people don't have it.  Mac OS X is
very, very nice when it never has to swap.

-- 
Jerry Kindall, Seattle, WA                <http://www.jerrykindall.com/>

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