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Windows Vista Superfetch
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OS X has rather aggressive memory management that'll keep recent application data in inactive but available mode.
It's exactly the same situation as "Widgets" and "Gadgets." Totally not the same thing.
Haha, sorry. Had to throw that it.
I believe the OP wants to know if OS X replicates the recently/most used application precaching SuperFetch does.
I know.. Today has made me more sarcastic than normal. My apologies to the OP.
OSX uses the same basic concept for caching programs that were recently used but I don't believe it's called anything special.
Could be wrong. I'd have to delve into the white papers to see.
I know this thread is way old but is there a way to do the whole ReadyBoost thing on mac? (use usb flashdrives as extra RAM)
Besides, thats not even what ReadyBoost does. ReadyBoost basically moves your virtual memory out onto a compatible bit of flash memory. The idea isn't to add to ram but to alleviate the slowdown that will occur system-wide when you add more read/writes to the hdd.
well that is something learnt for me today. i know the basics (from like year 9 computing class so it is a bit hazy) but beyond that im pretty sucky