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From: tron@db.toronto.edu ("Carlos G. Mendioroz")
Subject: Re: Unix memory (was: Re: 386 configuration tradeoffs)
Message-ID: <91Mar20.185718est.2072@ois.db.toronto.edu>
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
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Date: 20 Mar 91 23:57:36 GMT
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Speeking about memory, I have an Everex Step 20 with 4Mb and 64K cache.
You can run Unix, load X, etc... Disable the cache and you will
notice it. ;-)
BUT you can't load X with adb, for example (SCO unix, Roell's X386,
no, it is not working :-( )

I added 4 more Mb and it works ok. So I would say it pays to have 8 Mb.

Big BUT:
Everex Step's don't let you add more memory without adding cache!
(I borrowed the memory, I'm not buying cache so I disabled it.)
If you want 8 Mb, you need 128 K cache.

Just to let everybody know about it...