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Subject:Re: Is Frame a resource hog? From:David Demyan <concord -at- IX -dot- NETCOM -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 7 Apr 1995 07:11:38 -0700
Arthur wrote:
>Does anyone know how FrameMaker for PC's performs in this category?
(stuff snipped -- he was asking if FrameMaker PC version uses up GDIs)
I had a lot of problems with FM 4.0 resource usage on a PC with a generous
supply of RAM (24MB). It would perform quite well for an hour or two, and,
as I performed multiple copy-and-pastes, or added graphics, it got slower
and slower. I mitigated the problem by setting up a permanent swap file,
but it never went entirely away.
I don't know if this is a GDI problem or memory management (or in fact if
they are the same thing), but on my shiny new Pentium 90 the problem never
occurs.
Regards,
Dave Demyan *** Mendem Concord, Inc.
(908) 753-8500 *** One Mountain Blvd.
concord -at- ix -dot- netcom -dot- com *** Warren, NJ 07059
FAX: (908) 754-8224
