bushnel@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (60163000) (08/27/88)
Recently I thought I had posted the below message to comp.sys.mac. Unfortunately, I didn't get any responses to my questions. Since I am sure that many of you are knowledgeable and would have answered if you had seen my original posting, I assume that the message somehow didn't get posted, so I will repost it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I have a problem running the UnStuffIt DA that was recently posted on the net. I have noticed that every time I select it from the Apple menu, the computer beeps and doesn't open UnStuffIt. Upon reading the instructions I have found that this is because I don't have enough memory. I closed all of my applications. The "About the Finder..." dialog tells me I have about 500k of free memory, and I notice that the system takes up about 350k. According to the Utilities Guide, UnStuffIt needs 160-170k to run, well under the 500k available. Why, then, doesn't it load? By the way, this isn't the only desk accessory with which I've had a problem. Is there a way of adjusting the amount of memory used for desk accessories? Are desk accessories allocated memory through the system allocation? If so, can the system memory allocation be manually changed, or is memory for the system allocated dynamically? If desk accessories are allocated memory through the system allocation and the system memory is allocated dynamically, why doesn't the system allocate itself the additional memory when UnStuffIt is selected? Does the system put a limit on the amount of memory allocated for desk accessories? If so, what is this limit, and can it be changed? I am currently running System version 4.2 and Finder version 6.0 on a 1 Megabyte Mac SE. INITs currently include "Jasmine", "Vaccine", "Moire", "heirDA", "Remember?", "HDpartition", "Shield", "Private", "Earth", and "SFVol". Thanks in advance for your replies. Bill Bushnell bushnel@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Bill Bushnell)