[WriteLog] Ports

[Richard B. Drake]

Yes, that's correct. It's a confusion in terminology caused
by our friends at Microsoft. However, if your run out of GDI
resources you will get an "Out of Memory" message even
though you may have oodles of free ram and or virtual
memory.

73, Rich - W3ZJ

> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-admin@contesting.com
> [mailto:writelog-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf
> Of Steve Baron - KB3MM
> Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 4:51 PM
> To: K4SB; writelog@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Ports
>
>
> There are resources and there are resources.
>
> Sounds like Gil istalking about System and GDI
> resources which are indeed
> independent of the amount of memory in the system.
>
> Other resources of the system are indeed a
> function of the amount of memory
> in the system.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "K4SB" <hamcat@directvinternet.com>
> To: <writelog@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 19:48
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Ports
>
>
> > GILBERT BARON wrote:
> > > This is the one spot I totally disgree with
> you. There IS
> > > a GOOD reason to go to either WIN2000 or
> WINXP, and it is
> > > called resources.
> > > If you are going to run only Writelog then 9X is OK, I
> > > guess?
> > ---------------------
> > Sorry, but you're dead wrong. Resources are to
> a great deal, a
> > function of memory.
> >
> > IF you know HOW to run 98, you will never have
> a problem. One of the
> > better solutions is to manage your own Virtual
> memory. Then shut down
> > all unnecessary programs with a
> > Control-Alt-Delete. If you're running WL in the
> CQ 160 for example, I
> > hardly think you need to worry about virus
> protection, and do you need
> > a modem? Why would you still need your media
> player for cw? And, take
> > a look at all the junk 98 installs. Chat, Plus,
> Outlook Express, and
> > probably another 5 or 6 sections of 98 have
> been permanently removed.
> > And the registry cleaned of all the garbage.
> >
> > My main shack computer is an Intel 750 with
> 256K of memory. A Matrox
> > dual output video card and I assure you I can
> run as many as 7
> > different programs on it simultaneously, and
> never have to worry about
> > resources. Just never tried more than that.
> >
> > Right now, I have 5 different programs running,
> Norton doing its'
> > thing, Norton firewall doing its' thing, and
> NOTHING disabled.
> >
> > XP is a fine program, and 98SE will do all you want.
> >
> > 73
> > Ed
> >
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