Re: Filling memory of iPaq 2215 with installed apps slow down PPC?

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From: Nikki Casali (nikki_at_ncSasPali.deAmoMn.co.uk)
Date: 06/16/04 

Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 03:45:22 +0100

This is exactly what I do to keep that internal memory usage to low as
possible. I have absolutely loads of applications installed, but only
15MB of internal application storage is occupied. Some programs, though,
only behave properly if installed into ram. Not many.

Nikki

Patrick wrote:
> So then really buying a memory card and installing applications to it would
> be the best solution for keeping the built in memory free?
> Patrick
>
>
> "Nikki Casali" <nikki@ncSasPali.deAmoMn.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:canv1d$q33$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk...
>
>>The 56MB of ram is shared between both the storage of programs and
>>system memory. If you filled the 56MB of ram completely with installed
>>applications there would be no system ram left to load and execute any
>>application.
>>
>>Leaving a small amount free for execution, I do not believe it will slow
>>down a PPC as such, but prevent it from running many applications at once.
>>
>>A standard PC is slowed down when the operating system is forced to page
>>ram to and from virtual ram stored on hard disk. Hard disks are far
>>slower than solid state memory systems.
>>
>>Nikki
>>
>>Patrick wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>> I am wondering does installing a lot of applications to the iPaq 2215
>>>affect it's performance by it not having enough free memory? i.e. if I
>
> fill
>
>>>the 56mb (I think) of user available memory with installed apps, will it
>>>slow down the PPC or does it not matter and the PPC only uses it's own
>
> OS
>
>>>assigned memory and so having the user memory full would not affect it?
>>>Any insight welcome on how the memory is managed.
>>>Thanks
>>>Patrick
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

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