PRoblem
'not enough memory' when it seems like there should be enough--system 6
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Trouble opening new windows while running MacNail construction
software
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"out of memory" in Excel even though "About Excel" shows memory left.
Diagnosis
To see system heap (Multifinder only)-- go to Finder, choose "About the Finder",
it shows memory allocations graphically.
• System Heap is the lighter area in the right side of the System bar chart. System should be at least 10% white.
Solution
The short-term cure to System Heap problems is to quit from all programs and restart
the computer.
The long-term cure is to do either or both of the following:
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Remove excess INITs from your System folder. Anything labelled as a Startup document, a Chooser
document or a Control Panel document is an INIT. The After Dark screen saver is a frequent culprit.
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Increase the System Heap size with a boot-block editing program such as HeapFixer, Widgets
or Bootman.
Comments
there's more about system heap in newsletter #11
To enlarge system heap-- try any of the following programs: Widgets, HeapFixer (CE Software),
HeapTool (shareware), Now Utilities (Now software). MacUser really likes HeapTool.
Entered 10/10/92 by Dennis.
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