[X4U] slow performance

[Peter Saint James]

	My Mac has started slowing down recently whenever I run a particular 
program.

	This is a language program that says it requires 64 MB of RAM to run.  
It runs off of a CD in the disk drive.  I also have been using a USB 
headset at the same time.

	The program runs slowly and will pause, the disk drive stops and 
starts.  The program has crashed a few times.  If I unplug the headset, 
the performance improves.  So obviously the program and the headset 
together tax resources too much.

	This surprises me, however.  I'm running OS X 10.3.8 on a Aluminum 
Powerbook with a gig of RAM.  It seems like there should be enough 
resources to run both the program and the headset.  Activity Monitor 
says a bit over half of RAM is free.  Activity Monitor also says that 
the language program is taking 89 percent of the CPU.

	Are my expectations excessive or does something need attention?

				
										Peter