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