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Memory Shortage |
migzy_1
Joined: Mar 17, 2003
Posts: 42
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Hello,
i sometimes get a problem running apps on the p800. it comes up with a message saying not enough memory, although i have 50% left on the C & D drives.
Is this because apps are still running in the background and do not close properly?
Cheers
Migzy |
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oferlaor
Joined: Feb 22, 2003
Posts: 280
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The P800 only has 16M (!!!) of RAM memory.
This is in addition to the C: and D: drives.
EPOC's design was created to keep open applications running in the background. Applications are supposed to provide you with an Exit or Close menu option. However, only very few actually do so. So, they're in memory, being useless, with no way to close them.
You can use task switcher (an excellent process/task switching and management application). It will let you select these useless tasks and terminate them and recover your memory back. |
migzy_1
Joined: Mar 17, 2003
Posts: 42
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would be usefull if the icons remained on the bottom taskbar, until you closed them |
psikey
Joined: Jan 31, 2002
Posts: > 500
From: UK - South Yorkshire
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I think memory is good compared to some pocket PC's ie XDA has 32MB total & P800 has 12+16+16=48MB. When you consider P800 efficiency is more like a Palm (8/16MB) rather than a power hungry PocketPC it is good.
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oferlaor
Joined: Feb 22, 2003
Posts: 280
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Not sure about other PDAs, but you have 16+12 in diskspace = 28M + 16M of RAM!
16M of RAM is really not that much if the OS itself takes up more than half when you start out.
That leaves less than 8M of RAM for applications.
Considering that many applications need 4-5M ALREADY (doom, that car racing program), I think the unit should have had 32M of RAM.
RAM memory is cheap. I would have preferred a 32M RAM version with no camera over 16M with camera... |
migzy_1
Joined: Mar 17, 2003
Posts: 42
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I agree, or they should just fix it so the phone closes the apps properly.
migzy |
VOD_Guy
Joined: Mar 11, 2003
Posts: 18
From: WarMongerVille
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P800 Memory:
16MB RAM
16MB Flash (data), 4MB used by OS
16MB Flash (ROM)
= 48MB total memory
Pretty comparable to the standard PPC spec, minus the MS overhead.
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Posted: 2003-03-20 12:18
