Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Path: utzoo!henry
From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: Printer Buffer Design
Message-ID: <1990Apr13.034751.24931@utzoo.uucp>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <26@ttank.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 90 03:47:51 GMT

In article <26@ttank.UUCP> tts@ttank.UUCP (Karl Bunch) writes:
>Would static ram be easier to implement?  If so are the prices
>inhibitive?

Static RAM is *considerably* easier to deal with.  (Compare the timing
diagrams if you want an initial notion of the difference!)  DRAMs are
meant for people who are willing to undergo substantial pain to get
maximum density and minimum price per bit.
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