> > I then removed 32MB of RAM to make a system with 64MB.  The system ran,
> > based on various speed test, an average of 20% faster.  Keep in mind, this
> > is all with Windows 95B OSR 2.1.  To me, this meant that Windows 95 can only
> > use up to 64MB of RAM, and above that actually detracts from the efficiency
> > of the system.

   I saw an older Gateway P133 run much slower when it went to 80 MB of
RAM. The problem is not so much Windows 95, but actually caching
limitations on older motherboards. There can be a slight pause effect as
the machine goes above the 64 MB barrier. Newer motherboards have
eliminated this problem.


Russell Smith
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