chow@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Christopher Chow) (11/26/87)
Has anyone noticed that when you run under MultiFinder the memory allocated to the "system" grows and grows and grows without every getting smaller? I noticed it recently when I decided to format a box of disks. I'd format a disk and then use cmd-shift-1 to eject it and pop in a new unintialized disk. Naturally, by the time I finished I had a whole bunch of greyed out disk icons. I then threw the icons into the trash. A while later I tried to run Canvas, and to my surprise Multifinder told me that I didn't have enough memory (this on a 2Mb Mac II w/ VersaTerm 3.1 being the only other program in memory)! Looking at "About the Finder" told me that the "System" memory was taking up >600k. Normally, its only abut 293k or so. I tried using DiskInfo's compact memory but all it did was to decrease the amount of memory used within the 600k system partition -- only about 250k was being used, but the system partition was still 600k! How do I get the system to realize that it should shrink its partition size? BTW, I just purchased my Mac II last week, but I didn't get Multifinder, nor did I get a card that said I can get multifinder for free. What's going on here -- is my dealer (Cornell Univ.) ripping me off? Christopher Chow /---------------------------------------------------------------------------\ | Internet: chow@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (128.84.248.35 or 128.84.253.35) | | Usenet: ...{uw-beaver|ihnp4|decvax|vax135}!cornell!batcomputer!chow | | Bitnet: chow@crnlthry.bitnet | | Phone: 1-607-253-6699, USPS: 7122 N. Campus 7, Ithaca, NY 14853 | | Delphi: chow2 PAN: chow | \---------------------------------------------------------------------------/
dlw@hpsmtc1.HP.COM (David Williams) (11/30/87)
Well I got our Mac II a fully loaded one I might add and I did not get Multifinder or Hypercard for that matter. Nor was there any indication that such products even existed in any of the material that came with the machine! Fortunately I am Macliterate and I knew what was missing in order to have my purchasing department chase it down. I just placed a PO for the Ethertalk card I wonder what will be missing from that order in the way of software?