Silly Question Regarding Mac OS

[picksail]

Is it possible to alter the amount of memory allocated to running OS 9.2.2 ?

I expect to receive the usual "are you a moron or something? " chastising but, oh well... next.

[CCash]

Actually I think it's a good question. I am pretty sure that the Mac OS uses whatever RAM it needs first, then whatever's left can be used for other applications. I've often wondered myself if you could somehow allocate more to the OS, or if it would even be of any benefit.

[Ben Jenssen]

It’s annoying this, that the os varies in size, is unreliable. And often doesn’t release the memory after you quit programs. Can someone explain?

[where02190]

The OS has priority over ram. As it uses it, Ram becomes fragmentated. Rebooting will restore ram. This is jsut one of many advantages of large amounts of ram in a Mac.