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From: Jamie Lokier <jamie@shareable.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC] VM: I have a dream...
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 06:13:26 +0000
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Horst von Brand wrote:
> Good rule of thumb: If you run into swap, add RAM. Swap is /extremely/ slow
> memory, however fast you make it go. RAM is not expensive anymore...

Actually, RAM is expensive if you've reached the limits of your
machine and have to buy a new machine to get more RAM.

That's exactly the situation I've reached with my laptop.  It's
extremely annoying.

-- Jamie