On Sat, 28 Mar 1998, Drachen wrote:
> yes, but if you run a machine with high memory req's that you don't reboot
> often (like a server) it's a good idea, because otherwise the machine
> can't defragment its memory, which affects performance, etcetc
This isn't true. Only Macintoshes have to worry about this. :)
However, swap files are still useful, because almost any system usually
has one or two programs that aren't doing anything. These will get
swapped out eventually and replaced with something more useful.
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