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If RAM was more restrictive, programmers would definitely take a closer look at how much RAM their program uses and pay more attention to memory leaks during debugging. Software and OS designers would probably try to find ways in which less RAM would be used and maybe even try to find ways around using RAM if at all possible.
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Sloppy programming practices would become really unfeasible then! These days, with memory management not being a priority, it sure allows one to go wild with stuff, though, so I'm not sure if it's even a remotely good thing if we have a limited amount of RAM.
That said, I have a feeling that the DS/DSi/PSP might just be the very last memory-constrained environment... these days even the most entry-level of devices come with 128 MB of really fast RAM or 256. |
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Just imagine how effective things would be if they were programmed with the precision and efficiency of the past but with modern technology. I'm no expert, but things could probably get pretty spiffy. I'd like to listen to my own music while I play minecraft, but I can't because between having that open and one or more instant messengers, I'm already using more RAM than I'd like. I don't know what it is about me, but I don't like to see my laptop's RAM usage go over 40%, and it has 8GB of the stuff.
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I have 16GB of RAM. On startup the computer, Windows 7 Home Premium, uses 2GB of it. I have a hyper threaded Intel Core i7, 8 cores at 4.20GHz. Yes, overclocked. The system told me it would run better at that speed so I just did it. I have a 15,000 RPM 1TB hard disk drive, I dunno the video card but I think it has 2.8GB of video cache capacity or something. I dunno. And yes, it cost a lot of money, but I think it was worth it. Now I have no idea what I would do if I had to drop down to 512MB RAM... I think I'd throw my computer through a wall.
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While I do believe that people would be more efficient in saving RAM, I think the world would also be moving a lot slower. Technology would be several steps behind, and I'd rather have more RAM and less RAM-savvy people and higher tech than less RAM, better management, and lower tech.
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