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From: N Shomber
Date: 29 Apr 2002 23:00:36
Message: <3cce08d4@news.povray.org>

> But even when you say 56, I don't understand these days.. If you ever had
an
> Amiga computer, maybe you remember it's "windows-like" OS that ran on 512
> KB... And I don't see why todays Windows need SO much physical memory.. I
> really think Microsoft just expands memory because of some odd deal with
the
> RAM chip manufacturers.

In fact, the Amiga even had everything built-in so no extra ram on cards or
such!  And some Amigas could even do 24bit color at 640x400 on that.
(A1200)

My favorite reason for Micro-bloat is the method of "just keep adding
code... it will fix itself eventually.  "

N Shomber

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