Why are state files so large?

Timothy Richardson at PID-Jakarta 1996/11/18 15:33 (idtricha@idccmail.snads.philips.nl)
Mon, 18 Nov 1996 10:41:48 -0100

I've learnt that state files are the reason why memory usage decreases
so much after a reboot (when they are deleted). I am surprised how
large they are; sometimes they are as large as a typical GEOS
application. Why are they so big? And do they grow in proportion to
the size of application data? Will my phone book state-file grow and
grow as I add more data?

regards,

Tim Richardson,
Jakarta.