ram ans squeak pharo gnu smalltalk is 4g it? ir does linux PAE etc. let 32bit smalltalk use 5g+ ram?

[derr-fhurherr]

I am reading about how smalltalk is 32bits mostly(Tell me if I am wrong) but that smalltalk uses memory a lot, so everything is very fast.

I am ignorant as to what this means for the amount of ram that can be used:
Is 4g a limit?

I know on linux a 32bit linux can use 64g of ram using pae......so can 32bit smalltalk also use large amounts of ram?

I guess another way around this would be to load balance N smalltalk instances each using 4g of ram.....

How do smalltalkers handle such when whensites and busy apps need to scale?

[Richard Sargent]

Post by derr-fhurherr
How do smalltalkers handle such when whensites and busy apps need to scale?

Here is a discussion of this and similar topics relating to GemStone. The thread starts discussing a shared printer resource, but subsequent replies expand on the theme. In particular, look at the latter "service vm" stuff.

http://forum.world.st/Glass-Free-Gems-td4761779.html