Xref: utzoo comp.sys.amiga.misc:2266 comp.sys.amiga.programmer:2278 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!dev8.mdcbbs.com!rivero From: rivero@dev8.mdcbbs.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.programmer Subject: Re: Virtual memory for Amiga! Message-ID: <1991Apr3.114837.1@dev8.mdcbbs.com> Date: 3 Apr 91 11:48:37 GMT References: <1991Apr1.222906.12714@jato.jpl.nasa.gov> <1032@cbmger.UUCP> Organization: McDonnell Douglas M&E, Cypress CA Lines: 24 Nntp-Posting-Host: dev8 Nntp-Posting-User: rivero In article <1032@cbmger.UUCP>, peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) writes: > In article <1991Apr1.222906.12714@jato.jpl.nasa.gov> jdickson@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Jeff Dickson) writes: >> Virtual memory is not possible on any Amiga that does not have an >>MMU. Without one, there is no way to "catch" references to memory that is >>swapped out. > > Yes. And the said software from EVOLUTION says that it *needs* a MMU. > So this does run on *the* Amiga, but not on *any* Amiga. > > -- > Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel // E-Mail to \\ Only my personal opinions... > Commodore Frankfurt, Germany \X/ {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!cbmger!peterk Even with an MMU, the way Amigados structures the free lists in its memory manager produces accumulating problems with a virtual memory manager, either in software or hardware. That the memory tends to fragment rapidly has always been one of the Amigas problems. Michael P.S. Flamers! I LOVE the Amiga. I Have 3 of them at home. Every time I make a critical comment about the Amiga I get a ton of bad mouth E-Mail I do not feel I deserve. Even a loving parent should be able to admit his kid has pimples!