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Jerry McAllister writes:

>  But, note that you are talking only a small percentage
>  of your Hd space, so it is hardly worth quibbling about.

	In most places, disk space is dirt cheap.  If you're really
worried, find a 5-10 gbyte drive used and make it a dedicated swap
disk.


				Robert Huff