Hi, I am using a note book computer to do simulation. Even I added a commend line in the shortcut on my desktop for R. I still get a message saying reached total memory allocation of 502 Mb. Any suggestions will be welcome. Nancy -- Nancy C.H. Lo, Ph.D Southwest Fisheries Science Center 8604 La Jolla Shores Dr. La Jolla, CA 92037 858-546-7123(o) 858-546-5656(x)