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From: lhaider@pro-sol.cts.com (Lawrence Haider)
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Subject: Re: Memory chips, was:  Re: BITNET mail follows
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Date: 6 May 90 19:36:26 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL

>The only improvement might be in reliability, certainly not memory
>access speed, which is controlled by the memory address logic and
>runs at the standard 2.8MHz rate regardless of the TWGS CPU clock.

I've just upgraded from a AE GS-RAM, 1.5 MB using 150ns 256K DRAMs to
an MDIdeas OctoRAM, 8 MB (Fully loaded) using 80ns 1 MB SIMMs.  There
isn't any noticable improvement in processing speed, but the displays 
ARE noticiably snappier.  BTW, I'm also running a 7MHz TransWarp.

lhaider@pro-sol.cts.com