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    13-Jul-90  22:19:36
Sb: #5142-#GUI
Fm: Frank Hogg 70310,317
To: Kevin Darling (UG Pres) 76703,4227 (X)

OK sooooo.... what does this mean?? The question I have is from a user who
wants to know the amount of RAM to have to develope in. On a terminal system
1-2 meg works out well. By this I mean you would load everything in RAM, set up
a RAM disk for C's LIB etc directories and temp files and then have enough left
to work in. It makes a big difference for C programmers to have everything in
RAM even if you have a fast HD. I used a QT20x with 2.5 Meg and had more than
enough though a QT00x with 1meg is tight. The video requirments of your GUI
will effect this. On a TC70 with 1.5meg it would work OK if the GUI only took
256K or so.

Anyway you see where I'm going with this. With memory prices dropping like they
are a dedicated C developer should just buy a couple megs and go nuts.

I guess my question is, What is the minimum RAM to run the GUI with say 2 or 3
windows and no graphics? Looks like what your are saying is that the GUI would
run Ok with about 128 or 256K dedicated to it leaving the rest for the system??

Frank

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