-If you ask people or search the net, you will find as a general rule of thumb _double RAM_ for machines with 512MiB of RAM or less than, and _same amount as RAM_ for machines with more. But this very rough estimate does apply for your embedded device! Be aware that there are exactly two differences between RAM and SWAP, that matter: the **access time** and the **price**. A CUPS spooling server will run just fine, when only SWAP is available, whereas some applications may perform very poorly when their data it stored on the SWAP rather then being kept in the "real" RAM. The decision which data is kept in the RAM and which is stored on the SWAP is made by the system. In contrast to other operating systems, Linux makes ample use of memory, so that your system runs smoother and more efficiently. If memory is then needed by an application, the system will unload stuff again, and make memory available.
+If you ask people or search the net, you will find as a general rule of thumb _double RAM_ for machines with 512MiB of RAM or less than, and _same amount as RAM_ for machines with more. But this very rough estimate does apply for your embedded device! Be aware that there are exactly two differences between RAM and SWAP that matter: the **access time** and the **price**. A CUPS spooling server will run just fine when only SWAP is available, whereas some applications may perform very poorly when their data it stored on the SWAP rather then being kept in the "real" RAM. The decision which data is kept in the RAM and which is stored on the SWAP is made by the system. In contrast to other operating systems, Linux makes ample use of memory, so that your system runs smoother and more efficiently. If memory is then needed by an application, the system will unload stuff again, and make memory available.