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Subject: Re: Need help with Junior 6/ Junior6 owners, please help

Author: m.d.hurd

Date: 06:44:05 06/25/00

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On June 24, 2000 at 16:38:05, Pete Galati wrote:

>On June 23, 2000 at 22:29:12, Michael P. Nance Sr. wrote:
>
>>Re: Juniors hash tables.My p/c says maxium set should be 48.I have been playing
>>with them at 66.It sometimes takes a while to move,not allways,does this help or
>>hurt programs proformance.I can raise hash size             to 96,on different
>>p/c. I would think size would depend on mhz's of the p/c?
>
>The amount of hashtable that you can use is more closely related to the amount
>of memory your computer has available.  If you were able to raise it to 96 on a
>different computer and the best you can get from your own computer is 48, then
>that other computer probably has a significantly larger amount of memory.
>
>Try going to the command line of both computers, and enter the command MEM, and
>compare the 2.  It's the extended memory you'd want to pay attention to.  This
>is what _I_ get on my computer at the Dosprompt:
>
>Microsoft(R) Windows 98
>   (C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1999.
>
>[windows]C:\WIND95>mem
>
>Memory Type        Total       Used       Free
>----------------  --------   --------   --------
>Conventional          632K        54K       578K
>Upper                   0K         0K         0K
>Reserved                0K         0K         0K
>Extended (XMS)     64,512K       180K    64,332K
>----------------  --------   --------   --------
>Total memory       65,144K       234K    64,910K
>
>Total under 1 MB      632K        54K       578K
>
>Largest executable program size       578K (592,304 bytes)
>Largest free upper memory block         0K       (0 bytes)
>MS-DOS is resident in the high memory area.
>
>
>>Also how can I GET
>>Junior to play short games?5-8 min. with sucess? Awaiting reply.THANKS Michael
>
>You need help from a junior6 owner on this.
>
>Pete

I have 128 MB Ram Which allows a comfortable 64 MB for hashtable. When I run mem
I get the following :

Microsoft(R) Windows 98
   (C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1998.

C:\WINDOWS>mem

Memory Type        Total       Used       Free
----------------  --------   --------   --------
Conventional          640K        36K       605K
Upper                   0K         0K         0K
Reserved                0K         0K         0K
Extended (XMS)     65,472K          ?   129,884K
----------------  --------   --------   --------
Total memory       66,112K          ?   130,489K

Total under 1 MB      640K        36K       605K

Total Expanded (EMS)                   64M (67,108,864 bytes)
Free Expanded (EMS)                    16M (16,777,216 bytes)

Largest executable program size       604K (618,992 bytes)
Largest free upper memory block         0K       (0 bytes)
MS-DOS is resident in the high memory area.

I do not know what the  ? are for.

Mike.

mike@hurd.junglelink.co.uk



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