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

From: Sven, MVP-Mobile Devices (sejohannsen_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/16/04 

Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 21:45:32 -0600

That will be fine, since the program will be loaded into RAM for execution
in any case. It is much like the hard drive of a PC. You don't really run
off the drive, the programs are loaded from the drive. 

-- 
Sven, MS-MVP  Mobile Devices
"Patrick" <patrickm@spamsonic.net> wrote in message
news:OluBmy0UEHA.3332@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> I have a 256mb CF card, will this work for installing programs onto or
will
> the speed be too slow to run them?
> Patrick
>
>
> "Nikki Casali" <nikki@ncSasPali.deAmoMn.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:caoc82$gfc$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...
> > This is exactly what I do to keep that internal memory usage to low as
> > possible. I have absolutely loads of applications installed, but only
> > 15MB of internal application storage is occupied. Some programs, though,
> > only behave properly if installed into ram. Not many.
> >
> > Nikki
> >
> > Patrick wrote:
> > > So then really buying a memory card and installing applications to it
> would
> > > be the best solution for keeping the built in memory free?
> > > Patrick
> > >
> > >
> > > "Nikki Casali" <nikki@ncSasPali.deAmoMn.co.uk> wrote in message
> > > news:canv1d$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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