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to: Gary Crain
from: Chuma Agbodike
date: 1997-01-06 03:27:12
subject: MSGED 4.0

On Jan/03/97, Gary Crain of 1:382/92 wrote:

 GC> On Dec 31, 1996, at 15:39, Chuma Agbodike of 1:102/803 wrote:

 GC> Hi Chuma,

CA>> Is there anyone that runs this MSGED version under DESQVIEW ???

 GC> I got it to run here in a DV window [Largest executable program size       
 GC> 534K (546,544 bytes)] but it wasn't worth it.  The real problem is that 
 GC> MSGED 4.0 will use all unused memory for itself irregardless of how you 
 GC> configure the window.  For example, I run DV on a 486/66 with 16 megs of 
 GC> ram.  If I have 3 windows open and start MSGED in window 4 MSGED will tie 
 GC> up about 10 megs of ram leaving nothing for the original windows to use in 
 GC> case they need it.  I don't really see what a reader/editor needs
>10 megs 
 GC> of ram for.

That is not very nice. I wonder why the programmers made it that way.
Do you get to run though? It hangs my system .

Chuma                   Internet email address:          ak349{at}lafn.org

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