Re: memory compress tech...

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams (ignacio@openservices.net)
Mon, 13 Aug 2001 13:53:06 -0400 (EDT)


On Tue, 14 Aug 2001 lkthomas@hkicable.com wrote:

> another suggestion, mate
> if you are using dos before, you must know a tools call "QEMM"
> http://www.netten.net/~garycox/qemm3.htm
> you can look over this URL if you do not know what is that
> it can do a real time memory compress and decompress tools ( I mean on fly ), the sound like IBM of MXT..
> so people can use more memory as they want
> but IBM one can not compile into kernel :(
> so I am thinking if someone can program a new code into kernel and let user to select if use it or not
> ( 8M data in RAM can compress to 4-5M, so people can free up more to use in another side )
> I hope this one would help for end user :)
> Thanks

Here's a text blurb from the page mentioned:

"Various reports from various reviews that I have seen have indicated Magnaram
[QEMM's memory compression program] doesn't help very much and in fact can
really slow down your system. In my tests I found a slight system speed
decrease and I really couldn't tell if it was helping me any or not... On my
system I have MagnaRAM turned off. Having enough physical RAM in a system
ALWAYS outperforms any other way of getting around an insufficent memory
problem."

I think he said it best. There may be uses for memory-compression technology,
but does that make the slow-down worthwhile?

-- 
Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams  <ignacio@openservices.net>

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