How can I check to see how much RAM I have installed, and how much is being...

How can I check to see how much RAM I have installed, and how much is being used in Mac OSX 10.3 "Panther"?

To see how much RAM is installed, choose About This Mac from the Apple Menu. The Memory field specifies the amount of RAM installed in the computer.

Mac OS X does not display the memory allocation and usage levels of individual applications in the About This Mac Window. Mac OS X automatically manages memory allocation and usage. This is different from earlier versions of Mac OS.

To view memory usage:
1. For Mac OS X 10.3 Panther or later, open Activity Monitor (/Applications/Utilities/). For Mac OS X 10.2.8 or earlier, open ProcessViewer (/Applications/Utilities/).
2. Mac OS X processes and applications are listed in main window. The "% Memory" column indicates the percentage of RAM in use by an application or process at the time of sampling. See tip 1, below.

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