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From: karl@ficc.uu.net (Karl Lehenbauer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: 16-bit memory, caches, and UNIX V/386
Message-ID: <5919@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 29 Aug 89 16:48:43 GMT
References: <13274@megaron.arizona.edu> <9639@b-tech.ann-arbor.mi.us> <9642@b-tech.ann-arbor.mi.us>
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In article <9642@b-tech.ann-arbor.mi.us>, zeeff@b-tech.ann-arbor.mi.us (Jon Zeeff) writes:
> If the Unix vendors would just start allocating memory from the top so that
> the disk buffers and kernel would end up in 16 bit memory, things would work
> much better.  Seems like a simple change - how about it Interactive?

I for one would not want the kernel in 16-bit RAM.  I would still like to see
more explicit control, using the 16-bit RAM (on my system at least) for disk
cache and maybe a ramdisk.
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