#Km91#@sh.itjust.works to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 2 days agoJust a Drink.sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1450file-text
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minus-squareHeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoI remember when virtual ram was a thing. I can’t remember exactly how it worked but IIRC software designated part of your hard disk as temporary ram. Which is a convoluted way of saying it used to be possible
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoYup, it’s swap on *nix and “page file” or whatever on Windows. Without it, the OS would have to kill apps or just crash when it runs out.
minus-squaresatans_methpipe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoI’m aware. I was hoping op could expound on their statement.
minus-squareHeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoi haven’t explicitly used it since i had a 386, forgive me if my memory’s rusty
I remember when virtual ram was a thing. I can’t remember exactly how it worked but IIRC software designated part of your hard disk as temporary ram. Which is a convoluted way of saying it used to be possible
Used to be?
Yup, it’s swap on *nix and “page file” or whatever on Windows. Without it, the OS would have to kill apps or just crash when it runs out.
I’m aware. I was hoping op could expound on their statement.
i haven’t explicitly used it since i had a 386, forgive me if my memory’s rusty