Re: [NTLK] Why programmatic limit of 8/32K in Notes

From: Marco Mailand (Newton2k1_at_mac.com)
Date: Mon Apr 22 2002 - 04:13:09 EDT


> Wasn't it originally a heap issue on the earliest MPs? As you write longer
> notes, the system begins to slooow dooown--at least on older Newts. I
think
> that was more the issue than storage, but I've been wrong before (usually
> am, in fact) :-)
If it is as you wrote, programmers must have been aware of it. And if they
have been aware of it why didn't they program to just put the last entered
item onto a new note w/o any notification. This is better then a hidden
limitation and unpredictable errors from unknow or hidden sources.

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Marco Mailand

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