[G4] How much memory?

Kevin Willis res19rmg at verizon.net
Sat Nov 27 17:10:58 PST 2004


On Nov 27, 2004, at 7:07 PM, Wayne Clodfelter wrote:

> Some will tell you that 1.5 Gb is all that OS X will use. Others will 
> tell you that if apps are written to utilize more than 1.5 GB they 
> will. I don't know, but suspect the latter is more correct.
> I really don't think that is your problem. I believe some app you are 
> running has a memory leak and is gobbling up more memory than it 
> actually needs. Start with the most suspect and run the apps one at a 
> time to see which is the offender. Then advise the developer to get 
> the app fixed. Avoid using it until they do.
>
>

What is exactly is a memory leak?  The only app I use other than OS X 
apps is Halo.  Could that be the culprit?

Thanks--

Kevin



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