Pocket PC Applications and Memory

[jedpause]

:?: Hello All; I am about to get and O2 XDA in a few days; I have read manuals and web sites on the memory management, I understand the Main programme sits in ROM and programs in RAM, however want to know if applications run in Ram only, or if you can get them to run in the additional storage card. (i.e. SD/MMC)

In other words, are the expansion cards for backups and document/file storage, or is it extra RAM to install & run applications.

Thanks for your help

Jed

[LumpiStefan]

Hello Jed.

Most of the programs do also work from the SD/MM-Card.
You can use the expansion for backup, data storage and "program place".

Regards

Stefan

[martinlong1978]

No.. sorry. Programs can be stored on the SD card, however, they cannot run on them. Clear?

What I mean is, that you can install you apps onto an SD card, but when you run them they are loaded in to the built in 'managed' RAM. Unfortunately this is finite, and also is the only place that contacts, tasks, and appointments can be stored.

So, to those who have a 32Mb XDA, don't let O2 fool you by telling you it is easy to upgrade your XDA to 64Mb with a SD card - it's not quite the same.

There are other upgrade options available.