peraino@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (Bob Peraino) (03/22/91)
>From: nichols@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Scott P Nichols) >Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network > >Does extra RAM on the HP48sx make it run faster? Yes, it will. When the thing does garbage collects, they will take longer, and the machine will appear at those times to be visually slower, but it is overall faster. I have been working with a GROB compressor/decompressor that I wrote. When I added a 128k RAM card to my system, the compressor, as a benchmark, finished consistently faster. The GROB compressor is a good test because it's very allocate/deallocate intensive and would require lots of garbage collects. But with 128k, the GC wasn't necessary as often, resulting in a net savings of time. BUT, don't expect phenomenal results just by adding memory. For normal non-number-crunching programs, it probably won't seem faster. It may in fact seem slower since small fast programs mean lots of user interaction, and GC's will seem much longer. peraino@gmuvax.gmu.edu