On 11 Apr 98 at 15:07, Barnes, Larry (MCI) wrote:

> However, _all_ available memory is shown as 'used' when most memory
> management viewing utilities are used.  Isn't this what you want?  What's
> the point to having all that RAM available if a significant chunk of it is
> left unused.  The thing to do here is to change thought modes from the
> 'rainy day' or 'nest egg' concept - that works pretty well for money, but
> simply does not serve for computers and memory.

  Perhaps a clearer analogy is that an ATM machine can tell you
whether there is money left in your bank account, but it doesn't tell
you how much is *spent*, how much you owe, and how much is still in
your wallet.

David G