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Re: IDL Memory ? [message #3337]

Fri, 09 December 1994 07:57

pjclinch
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Registered: May 1993

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Shaheen Gani (sgani@eleceng.uct.ac.za) wrote:
: Hi there

: Could anyone tell me why IDL 3.5.1 for Windows does not allocate enough memory
: to load an image bigger than +/- 15 MB even though I have 128MB swap file
: and 16 MB RAM.

: Any info would be appreciated.

'Cause Windows memory management is a load of plop...
Windows is still fundamentally 16 bit and if you ever look at the mechanics of
memory management through the SDK you'll shudder. If you want to do big things,
I'd strongly advise you get a 32 bit OS for your PC that knows all about your
memory and uses it accordingly: OS/2, NT and various Unices spring to mind,
though you'd have to check with IDL to see if there's a port to it available.

Pete.
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