Re: Mathematica lock-up when comsuming Win95 system resources
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- Subject: [mg13636] Re: Mathematica lock-up when comsuming Win95 system resources
- From: "Allan Hayes" <hay at haystack.demon.cc.uk>
- Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 08:45:09 +0100
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Dwynn: Have you tried closing just the kernel by using the menu Kernel//Quit Kernel ... Allan, ------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Hayes Training and Consulting Leicester UK http://www.haystack.demon.co.uk hay at haystack.demon.co.uk voice: +44 (0)116 271 4198 fax: +44(0)116 271 8642 --------------- L. Dwynn Lafleur wrote in message <6qbqn3$a6d at smc.vnet.net>... >I am using Mathematica 3.0.1 under Windows 95. Occasionally, when >executing a cell involving a large multidimensional list, Mathematica >will slowly consume all system resources and lock up. No doubt, this >is because I am making a programming error that results in Mathematica >trying to do a ridiculously large amount of work. > >Since I have the system resource meter running in the tray, I can see >the freeze coming, but all the attempts to abort the calculation fail. >Right before the lock-up, Win95 posts a warning that 90% of its >resources are used up, but I can't do anything about it. The only way >out is to Ctl-Alt-Del and shut Mathematica down. Of course, that means >all the work since the last notebook save is lost. > >Does anyone have advice on how to avoid this situation (other than being >a better Mathematica programmer, which might eventually happen)? Of >course, I could get into the habit of saving the notebook before each >and every execution. Is that the only solution? > >Thanks for any help. > >Dwynn > >-- > >=========================================== L. Dwynn Lafleur >Professor of Physics >The University of Southwestern Louisiana Lafayette, Louisiana (USA) >lafleur at usl.edu >=========================================== >