Apple PowerBook (5300 Series) - Manual (Page 98)

A program suddenly quits or disappears, or a message says a program has quit.
m There may be a temporary software problem. Restart the computer, then
try opening the program again.
m The program may have run out of memory. See the suggestions in “A
Message Says There is Not Enough Memory,” next.
m If the problem occurs when you are trying to print, there may not be
enough memory for printing.
m Contact the manufacturer or vendor of the program to see if the program
contains software errors or “bugs” and if it is compatible with the version
of system software you’re using.
A message says there is not enough memory.
m There may be a temporary software problem. Save your work, quit all open
programs, and restart the computer. If you can’t use the Restart command,
see the suggestions in “The Computer Freezes or Displays a System Error
Message,” earlier in this section.
m If you get this message when you are trying to open or use a program,
follow these steps:
1. Choose About This Macintosh from the Apple (K) menu. Take note of
the number in the “Largest Unused Block” section. This number tells
you how much memory is available to open programs.
2. Quit the program if it’s open, select its icon, and choose Get Info from
the File menu. Take note of the numbers in the Minimum Size and
Preferred Size boxes.
3. If the number in the Minimum Size box is larger than the largest unused
block, not enough memory is available to use this program. To free
memory, quit open programs or restart the computer. You can also type
a smaller number in the Minimum Size box if you want to open the
program using less memory. (But some programs don’t work well if you
assign them less memory.)
4. If the number in the Preferred Size box is smaller than the largest
unused block, you may need to assign more memory to the program. (A
program may need more memory if you are working with complex
documents.) Type a larger number in the Preferred Size box.
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