Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 14:53:05 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: danj@netcom.com (Dan Janowski) Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 961006-SNAP comments Message-ID: <199610090523.OAA13667@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <325B3053.167EB0E7@netcom.com> from "Dan Janowski" at Oct 9, 96 00:55:47 am
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Dan Janowski stands accused of saying: > > Based on some "assumptions" we could have a formula: > > R = physical ram > > T = total memory size "useful" for a: minimal system, X system, > developer system ... > --- Calculate --- > swap = max( ( T - R ), (D * Dp) ) This is (I believe) invalid; you always need swap to back your RAM with. > Dan Janowski -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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