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From: kim@uts.amdahl.com (Kim DeVaughn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: RAM piggy-backing ?? (ooh err!)
Summary: well, almost
Keywords: A1000
Message-ID: <3exs02VOaeCK01@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com>
Date: 9 Jun 90 22:58:31 GMT
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In article <267062a0-6a9.3comp.sys.amiga.tech-1@tronsbox.UUCP>, bleys@tronsbox.UUCP (Bill Cavanaugh) writes:
> I think what he meant was exactly what he said:  "What ... is piggybacking?"
> 
> It's connecting one chip to another in parallel, pin for pin.  You usually
> put one pin on top of another, thus the name...

Except for one or more high-order bit address pins, which you have to wire
to the appropriate address line(s) on the bus.

/kim
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