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Subject: Re: Out of Virtual Memory?
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Date: Fri, 26-Apr-85 11:34:23 EDT
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> 
> Ahem, we seem to be having some difficulty with the term virtual
> here.  Virtual memory is the use of more memory than you have physically.
> 
> -Ron
> 
	I agree.  We ARE having difficulty.  Still.  The key is the word
    "virtual."  What it means is that there does NOT NECESSARILY exist a
    one-to-one relationship between logical addresses and physical addresses.
    Some virtual memories may have a good deal more phyisical memory than the
    address space allows (consider the PDP-11/70).  
	I realize this point may not be germaine to the discussion at hand;
    just wanted to keep this straight (it may be important to someone....).

	=shp