>> make use of your (old) RAM > make a 512GB RAM disk Good luck with making a 512GB RAM disk out of "old" RAM=85 > like compiling in RAM Compiling is typically disk-limited by speed of directory lookups, as the c= ompiler chases down long strings of #include (or similar) files. But I don= 't think it typically requires the sort of massive amounts of space you're = talking about=85 BillW --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .