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cs50 memory probs!
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John Daggett
Apr 27, 1994, 1:24:28 PM4/27/94
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> I just wanted to tell you that with the last homework assignment (HW#3),
> there were LOTS and LOTS of problems with memory allocation and so forth.
> Mathematica kept crashing over and over again, and I ended up redoing my
> homework problems a lot of times because when the application crashed, some
> of my work went with it! :(
> there were LOTS and LOTS of problems with memory allocation and so forth.
> Mathematica kept crashing over and over again, and I ended up redoing my
> homework problems a lot of times because when the application crashed, some
> of my work went with it! :(
If you're working on the Tresidder machines, you have 16MB of memory
but applications only request a certain amount when starting up. The
default allocation for the kernel is 5000K and for the front end
1500K. You might try (1) quitting out of other applications and (2)
then setting the "Preferred Size" to 8000K for the kernel, 3000K for
the front end. This should give Mathematica a lot more space to play
around with and prevent at least some of the problems you're having.
As always, save often. :)
- john
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