[G4] Too much RAM?

[John]

I can add another perspective to this thread. I bought a new G4 1.42GDP 
a couple of months ago with 2GB of RAM. When I transferred my 
applications to the new machine, a couple of them, FileMaker Pro 5.5 
and Palm Desktop 4.0 complained that there was insufficient RAM to 
perform the installation!!!!???!!!

1. The Palm installer asked if I would like to attempt the install 
anyway. I said okay an the installation went smoothly without a hitch.

2. The FileMaker Installer absolutely refused to budge. I called FM 
Tech Support and they said the problem was that I had TOO MUCH RAM!  I 
was told to remove all but one DIMM and the installation would proceed 
normally. After installation, I would be able to put the additional RAM 
back into the machine and all would be normal. I did, and it was.

3. It seems that older versions of some software get confused when more 
RAM is installed than the maximum specified by Apple at the time the 
software was released (I could have upgraded to FM 6.0 but I don't use 
the program enough to justify the upgrade cost).

John