> I let my kids use my Z regularly to play games (QuickShuffle is loaded on
> my card..among others) and they tend to fill my B: drive with "state"
> files. My GEOS.INI file is only modestly enhanced, with the most
> prominent change being to "maxTotalHeapSpace=45000". Errors tended to
> happen more frequently when that parameter was set to 55000 or 65000 or
> when alot of apps (ie games) were used just prior to the failure.
>
> My feeling is that I'm running into a low memory situation that results
> in a file corruption during a file open/close operation. A soft reboot or
> running a .BAT file to delete the state files seem to generally keep things
> running smoothly.
>
This is why I like using a modified version of Expert+ mode. By allowing
you to terminate (close) apps, the state files go away. The time it
takes to restart an app is no greater than the native mode. This was one
of my biggest complaints about the native mode. Flip among several apps,
and in no time a bunch of state files appear that typically won't go away
without a soft boot.
> Software (Palm-Notebook) can also be buggy...though I don't recall seeing
> any postings about specific or known problems.
>
I think the problems stem mostly from inadequate memory space or
improperly configured GEOS.INI or NET.INI.
> Since I make daily entries in my Z, I back up certain files on a daily
> basis (FileManager/document view/drag NoteBook to C drive...this puts a
> backup copy in the c:\ directory quickly). All my files are actually
> already on my PC card in the appropriate "shadow" directories, so I'm not
> normally wasting much internal memory (ie B: drive space is about 250K).
>
I keep ALL my document files on C:. That way, if I have to do a reset, I
will always have access to them. Of course, I should be backing up to my
desktop more often, but...
-Jim
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