jfmjfm@ruddles.sprl.umich.edu (John Mansfield) (11/20/90)
Does anyone know if system 7 will support virtual memory on removable hard disks like Syquests or optical/floptical drives? Inquiring minds would like to know. John Mansfield.
trottiers@yvax.byu.edu (11/21/90)
JM> Does anyone know if system 7 will support virtual memory on removable JM> hard disks like Syquests or optical/floptical drives? JM> JM> Inquiring minds would like to know. I believe that system 7 looks on the volume that contains your system folder for disk space for virtual memory. So, if you can boot from your drive, you should be able to use it for virtual memory. ********************************************************** * Steve Trottier * AOL: STrottier * * Internet: * Sysop, Mainly Macintosh BBS * * trottiers@yvax.byu.edu * (801) 374-5438 * **********************************************************
mystone@mondo.engin.umich.edu (Dean Yu) (11/22/90)
In article <1829trottiers@yvax.byu.edu> trottiers@yvax.byu.edu writes: >JM> Does anyone know if system 7 will support virtual memory on removable >JM> hard disks like Syquests or optical/floptical drives? >JM> >JM> Inquiring minds would like to know. > >I believe that system 7 looks on the volume that contains your system folder >for disk space for virtual memory. So, if you can boot from your drive, you >should be able to use it for virtual memory. > Actually, you can specify which volume you want the backing store (or VM storage, or whatever it's being called) to be located through the Memory control panel. However, I don't know if it will list ejectable volumes. _______________________________________________________________________________ Dean Yu | E-mail: mystone@mondo.engin.umich.edu Patches 'R' Us | Real-mail: Dean Yu A Division of Cyberite Systems | 909 Church St Apt C | Ann Arbor, MI 48104 I'm not the voice of Reason, much | Phone: 313 662-4073 less the voice of Cyberite. | 313 662-4163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
thomas@duteca (Thomas Okken) (11/22/90)
From article <1990Nov20.141717.24943@engin.umich.edu>, by jfmjfm@ruddles.sprl.umich.edu (John Mansfield): > Does anyone know if system 7 will support virtual memory on removable hard > disks like Syquests or optical/floptical drives? > > Inquiring minds would like to know. > > John Mansfield. I cannot answer your question exactly, but this might help too: -Although I don't know whether System 7 will support swap files on removables, I do know that Virtual (Virtual Memory Manager by Connectix) can do this already. -A few days ago I read on the net that Apple promised to support Virtual as an alternative to its own VMM under System 7. So what you want should be possible. I suggest you ask Connectix and Apple for details. :-) Thomas.
jack@Taffy.rice.edu (Jack W. Howarth) (11/23/90)
In article <1135@duteca.UUCP> thomas@duteca (Thomas Okken) writes: >-A few days ago I read on the net that Apple promised to support Virtual > as an alternative to its own VMM under System 7. >So what you want should be possible. I suggest you ask Connectix and Apple >for details. :-) > >Thomas. I doubt that Apple promised to support Virtual. However, I do know that Connectix has promised to make Virtual work under System 7.0. Jack
rsholmes@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Rich Holmes) (11/24/90)
In article <1135@duteca.UUCP> thomas@duteca (Thomas Okken) writes: >-Although I don't know whether System 7 will support swap files on removables, > I do know that Virtual (Virtual Memory Manager by Connectix) can do this Hmm, interesting. What happens when you remove the removable? How can it then swap memory back in? -- - Rich Holmes rich@suhep.bitnet Syracuse U. Physics Dept. rich@suhep.phy.syr.edu or if you must: rsholmes@rodan.acs.syr.edu "The United States -- Making the World Safe For Monarchy!"
francis@arthur.uchicago.edu (Francis Stracke) (11/24/90)
In article <1990Nov23.192623.8978@rodan.acs.syr.edu> rsholmes@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Rich Holmes) writes: >In article <1135@duteca.UUCP> thomas@duteca (Thomas Okken) writes: >>-Although I don't know whether System 7 will support swap files on removables >> I do know that Virtual (Virtual Memory Manager by Connectix) can do this >What happens when you remove the removable? How can it then swap memory back >in? Presumably the same thing that happens with any other needed disk. ("Please Insert...") They *must* have thought of this! | Francis Stracke | My opinions are my own. I don't steal them.| | Department of Mathematics |=============================================| | University of Chicago | Until you stalk and overrun, | | francis@zaphod.uchicago.edu | you can't devour anyone. -- Hobbes |
warner@scubed.com (Ken Warner) (11/27/90)
I'm writting this note on a IIcx with 16 Meg. memory and Maxima (from Virtual). This morning I had Mathmatica, Word 4.0 and a large (>5 Meg.) Smalltalk application all running at the same time under MultiFinder. Context switching was FAST. And the system is solid. Now remember that MultiFinder only gives a maximum of 8 Meg to any one application, but under Finder, my Smalltalk (ParcPlace) application enjoys the use of memory above the 8 Meg boundry where ROM lives. A real plus. Ken Warner
edwardj@microsoft.UUCP (Edward JUNG) (11/28/90)
In article <1990Nov20.141717.24943@engin.umich.edu> jfmjfm@ruddles.sprl.umich.edu (John Mansfield) writes: >Does anyone know if system 7 will support virtual memory on removable hard >disks like Syquests or optical/floptical drives? In general, no. A driver for one of these forms of media, however, could be written to allow it. -- Edward Jung Microsoft Corp. My opinions do not reflect any policy of my employer.