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OSX RAM limit?
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<blockquote data-quote="werby" data-source="post: 31835"><p>From the above link on Apple's website, I quote:</p><p>"With 8GB of main memory, the PowerMac G5 can hold a gigantic 3D model, a complex scientific simulation or a sequence of HD video entirely in RAM"</p><p></p><p>This, I think, is misleading. It implies that any given program can access ALL 8GB of ram, which is currently NOT TRUE. I realize with 10.4 and newer software will come this ability, but right now, every app is limited to 2GB, right?</p><p></p><p>Basically I'm just trying to get a straight answer: </p><p>IS THERE A 2GB LIMIT TO HOW MUCH RAM AN APPLICATION CAN ACCESS?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="werby, post: 31835"] From the above link on Apple's website, I quote: "With 8GB of main memory, the PowerMac G5 can hold a gigantic 3D model, a complex scientific simulation or a sequence of HD video entirely in RAM" This, I think, is misleading. It implies that any given program can access ALL 8GB of ram, which is currently NOT TRUE. I realize with 10.4 and newer software will come this ability, but right now, every app is limited to 2GB, right? Basically I'm just trying to get a straight answer: IS THERE A 2GB LIMIT TO HOW MUCH RAM AN APPLICATION CAN ACCESS? [/QUOTE]
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