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to: Geoff Armstrong
from: Rod Speed
date: 1994-05-01 17:51:06
subject: large file

BG> There are only two minor inconveniences with using a temporary
BG> swapfile, the first being that if it is to be created each time you
BG> start Windows, you may not end up with the swapfile in contiguous
BG> disk space, and also, it takes a couple of seconds to allocate,
BG> slowing down load time.  Big deal.

GA> I don't think windoze will allocate non-contiguous disk space for a
GA> swapfile. If there isn't a big enuf contiguous block, it allocates a
GA> smaller one, doesn't it?

Not with a temporary one. Thats true of a permanent one.

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