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Netscape

• Why do I get system freezes or memory from Netscape ?

• If this happens while trying to run Netscape, or while on-line with Netscape, one of two things may happen.
  1. If there isn’t enough memory to run Netscape at all, the program will never open.
  2. If there isn’t enough memory for Netscape to run properly, it may work periodically and other times may freeze the computer.
• Determine the amount of Total Memory on the Macintosh and then determine the amount of Available Memory on the Macintosh.
• Determine the Minimum memory size Netscape is asking for, and the Preferred size Netscape has set.
• The Minimum and Preferred size in Netscape CANNOT be set higher than the Macintosh’s Available memory. The Preferred size of Netscape should be set at least 500 below the Macintosh’s total Available size, and the Minimum size of Netscape should be set at least 500 below the set Preferred size.
• Netscape requires a minimum size of about 3000k just to function. This is ACTUAL memory and cannot be simulated by adding Virtual Memory or a RAM Doubler.
• If the Macintosh does not have the bare minimum memory requirements to run, there is very little chance of using Netscape. Normally, a Macintosh with less than 8 Megs of RAM will not run Netscape properly.
• Restart the Macintosh and run Netscape again to see if this fixes the problem

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