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pocksuppet 5 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: “This is not the computer for you”

Swap has existed since Win95 btw

chongli 5 months ago [–]

Yes, though SSDs that can sustain 1.5G/s and an OS that transparently compresses memory before swapping yield a lot better experience than Win95 swapping.

pocksuppet 5 months ago | [–]

Yes, but if your bar is "still works but slower" you don't need that.

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