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To: mr.mark who wrote (13588)	12/1/2000 7:59:28 PM
From: PMS Witch	Respond to of 110652

Notice any difference ... Nope! Nothing. I agree with McKenny. I like to think of things in simple terms. One wants to run a number of program simultaneously, and each require a certain amount of memory. This leaves the user with memory requirements determined by work load. These requirements are met by a combination of RAM and swap file. The older systems have little RAM, so they need an enormous swap file, while the new systems have plentiful RAM, and hence, need only a tiny swap file. Then the question becomes: Do I have more RAM memory than my workload demands? If yes, a minimal swap file will suffice, if no, then a swap file large enough to bridge the difference between what's available and what's needed is required. (Or the workload could be reduced, but since we're masters and machines are servants, we refuse to close a single window.) More RAM would be both a solution and a luxury: Speed spoils. It looks like the huge swap file sacred cow is facing the butcher. Cheers, PW.

To: mr.mark who wrote (13588)	12/1/2000 10:25:10 PM
From: Gottfried	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

mr mark, to determine whether my swap file is just right, I simply let Norton select the size [with Norton Optimization Wizard] and then monitor utilization with Norton. Most of the time the swap file is about 50% utilized, which seems reasonable. PW's suggestion - to open all files you ever will open at the same time - will let you see if you need to increase the swap file size. I know YOU know that, but maybe some others don't. :) This seems pretty simple, thanks to Norton and PW. And those not having Norton should buy it. Gottfried