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From: daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: The Amiga's Future
Message-ID: <22517@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 17 Jun 91 22:31:43 GMT
References: <1991Jun11.034236.14427@ucselx.sdsu.edu> <245@touch.touch.com>
Reply-To: daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <245@touch.touch.com> mikeh@touch.touch.com (Mike Haas) writes:
>In article <1991Jun11.034236.14427@ucselx.sdsu.edu> civir1070@ucsvax.sdsu.edu writes:
>>somewhere around 16 megs.  The 3000 can only accomplish the 1.8 GIG with
>>FULL 32bit addresses, hence the need for a (non-existant) ZorroIII
>>memory card.

>Check your math.  32 bits = 4GIG.

Zorro III cards are required to support full 32 bit addressing (eg, all 32
bit's worth of addressing, as well as proper function code support, must be
respected).  However, currently, there is "only" 1.75GB assigned to Zorro III
in the A3000.  This is an agreement between the backplane and system software
for any given machine, and can change anytime we feel like changing it.  No
Zorro III cards will care.

-- 
Dave Haynie Commodore-Amiga (Amiga 3000) "The Crew That Never Rests"
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