Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!decwrl!shlump.nac.dec.com!ryn.esg.dec.com!hpsrad.enet.dec.com From: cooper@hpsrad.enet.dec.com (g.d.cooper in the shadowlands) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: What are self-timed rams? Message-ID: <604@ryn.esg.dec.com> Date: 6 Dec 89 03:05:45 GMT Sender: guest@ryn.esg.dec.com Organization: DEC Fault Tolerant Systems, Marlboro MA Lines: 14 I thought that I knew but I was awakened to the fact that what I thought isn't what is so. Would some kind soul out there mail me a description of what is `special' about a self-timed ram? BiCmos, hell I'm still trying to understand TTL, shades ============================================================================ | He paid too high a price for living | Geoffrey D. Cooper | | too long with a single dream..... | cooper@hpsrad.enet.dec.com | |-------------------------------------| business (508) 467-3678 | | decwrl!hpsrad.enet.dec.com!cooper | home (617) 925-1099 | ============================================================================ Note: I'm a consultant. My opinions are *MY* opinions.