Re: RAM question

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From: Steve Jain (essjae-No_at_Spam-hotmail.com)
Date: 10/27/04


Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 10:30:35 -0700

I think you guys mean GB, not MB? Right?

On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 09:09:40 -0700, Bill Leeper
<wleeper@actionnet.net> wrote:

>keyboardsleeper wrote:
>> Hi Again
>>
>> I'm running a G5 dual processor machine with 1MB of RAM. I am aware
>> that some people are having problems with some programs and more than
>> 2MB of RAM. However, will adding another 1MB speed up VPC v7 and make
>> it more stable. Is it worth the expense?
>>
>> Any views much appreciated.
>>
>> P
>
>Despite Bill's famous misstatement "Who would ever need more than 640K
>of RAM", Maybe not excactly but you get the idea, I have found that the
>more RAM the better. I recently went from 1MB to 3MB and have not
>regretted it. On the PC side I have always told people that if cost is a
>factor get a slower processor and more RAM. So far I would say the same
>for anyone getting a Mac.

Steve Jain, Microsoft MVP for Virtual PC for Windows
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