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Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:13:59 +0100
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> I noticed that different programs give different free memory outputs. 
> I think that RAM gets fragmented. It isn't 
this also depends how they measure free ram -- one can take only the 
largest available block, other can count all free blocks..

> falcon's free RAM fell to 3.8 MB. Is there any way out of this?
after quitting program all used ram is released back to OS... so if 
smurf doesn't use any resident stuff it should be OK but, as I say, 
maybe your test program takes just largest continuous block which is 3.8 
MB..

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