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Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 09:44:13 +0200
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At 8:15 AM -0600 2004/05/02, Robin Schoonover wrote:

>  Or suggest a value based on the amount of memory.  Something like a base
>  value (256 MB or 512 MB?) + the amount of memory.

	Right idea, but wrong calculation (IMO).  Try memory * 1.25, with 
a maximum suggested amount of memory + 1GB.

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