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From: Gavin.Flower@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Gavin Flower)
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Subject: Re: virtual memory
Keywords: virtual memory
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Date: 25 Jun 91 23:16:50 GMT
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Looking at the market that Acorn is addressing the Archimedes/Risc-Os to,
I think that virtual memory is inappropiate at this stage.  When hard discs
become standard on almost all Arcs, and certainly all new Arcs, then it 
might become a desirable option.   

If you really need virtual memory you should be looking at a "real"
operating system like UNIX!

Be careful of trying to force Acorn to make Risc-Os too complex, and
difficult to configure, for the bulk of the users!

I think a new entry level machine which starts at 4 Meg,
upgradeable to 16, might be more appropiate.
  :-> what about me with my 1 Meg A310, groan... <-:

-Gavin.

-- 
The main "user" of well brought up, and educated, children is the community
at large.  So if you really believe in "user pays", charge the correct users
- stop overloading parents with financial penalties.
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