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Herbert Graf <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 30 Apr 2000 21:26:53 -0400
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> Would the addition of 128 MB Ram make much difference in a PII
> 400 system that already has 128 MB??  I use the system mostly for
> surfing and tinkering and actually do a little work occasionally
> using MS PowerPoint and Word and a proprietary presentation
> program.  I run the command line version of SETI 24/7 and tend to
> have several applications open at the same time.  TIA

        Depends what OS you use, for win9x not really, you will notice some
improvement but not enough to warrant the additional cost. Now on the other
hand, Win2k is really hungry for memory, you will most likely see a
noticeable increase in performance adding 128MB. Hope this helped, TTYL

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