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The short version is: "Ram releasers" take stuff out of fast memory (RAM)
and stick it into slow memory (swapfile), then only keep stuff in fast
memory (RAM) that pertains to current applications that are open. If you
have plenty of RAM you don't need 'em, they don't really *DO* anything.
Why don't you just allocate your cache with a nice little program like
"Cacheman" http://www.outertech.com .
There is no advantage to defragging fast memory (RAM) except to save a
millisecond or 2 that would justify using swapfile on the HD which takes 1
to 5 seconds (I'm guessing it takes 1,000 to 10,000 times longer to
"defrag" your RAM than your computer uses it unfragged.
***None of these "Ram releasers" will effect the 128K of "System
Resources" in Win95/98/ME that is causing instability.*** WinNT/2000 does
not have this 128K limitation. That is why it is a very good idea to
upgrade to Win2000 (if your driver situation is ok) if you are a serious
analyst/researcher/trader.
PS - I have heard no good things about WinME that would cause me to use it
over Win98.
PSS - If you are sold on these Ram releasers, then fine, use 'em.
Bob Perry
San Jose, CA
"N&M Smith" <nmsmith@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> There are a number of free memory releasing utilities out.
> The one I use is Ram Idle
> http://customizer.tripod.com/ram.html
> I just checked the link and it is not working at the moment.
>
> Another freeware program is Rambooster
> http://www.sci.fi/~borg/rambooster/index.htm
>
> Neville
-----Original Message-----
Snosnosnow@xxxxxxx <Snosnosnow@xxxxxxx>
To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, March 26, 2001 6:43 PM
Subject: TS4 and low system resources
>Omega traders
>
>I know this topic has been discussed before, however I have never
experienced
>this until the last week.
>
>I have a PII 350, 256mg ram, 30gig hd and all I run on it is TS4. The OS
is
>windows ME. I have a digi card for a cable feed.
>
>I have 4 workspace open with 4 - 6 charts (I run 3 monitors).
>
>Almost daily I have to reboot intraday because of low resource freezes.
>
>Is there a simple solutions to eliminate this problem?
>
>Please email the group and me privately since I recieve the digest
versions.
>
>thanks
>Sno
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