[comp.sys.mac] Word 3.0 memory problems

fmodwyer@csvax1.cs.tcd.ie (Frank O'Dwyer, Dept. of Computer Science, TCD, Dublin 2, IRELAND) (04/10/89)

When I try to compile a table of contents using Word 3.01 on a large
multi-file document it runs out of memory - even though there is plenty
available.   Is this a bug in Word, and if so, can I get around it?

I've tried the same operation with MultiFinder on and off, and with
the MF partition size increased to 500K - no dice.  When MultiFinder
is on, the little bar graphs in the About Finder... box show that
word has lots of memory available.  Then why won't it use it?

I'm using a Mac Plus with 1M, running finder 6.1 and system 6.0.2

Any help appreciated, as this is driving me mad!

-- 
Frank O'Dwyer,                            e-mail: FMODWYER@cs.tcd.ie
Dept. of Computer Science,
Trinity College Dublin,
IRELAND.

RatRunner@cup.portal.com (Geoff RatRunner Crooks) (04/13/89)

If I recall, I had a similar problem long ago with Word 3.01 (I now
have 3.02).  Anyway, what I decided was happening was that word was 
trying to write files out to disk, so if I was using a disk which was
almost full, I would get a "not enuf memory" type error.  When I used
a disk with at least 20K free, the problem went away... hope this
helps!
Geoff.