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From: callen@ada-uts.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Virtual mem
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Date: Wed, 11-Dec-85 11:34:00 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 11 11:34:00 1985
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Nf-From: ada-uts!callen    Dec 11 11:34:00 1985


Yet another reason for having a paged memory architecture is the
ease it provides in MANAGING a big REAL memory. In a purely
segmented machine a segment must occupy one (potentially big)
contiguous chunk of real storage. Once a segment isn't needed any
more, you may have to move alot of other stuff around in memory
to reclaim the "hole". With paging, you can just change the way
the virtual address space maps to real storage - no movement
of data or code needed.

SO - give me a paged AND segmented architecture AND enough real
storage so that I never have to page to disk and then see how
happy I am!

- Jerry Callen
  ...ihnp4!inmet!ada-uts!callen

If I said something stupid, please hold it against ME and not my employer.
Better still, just assume that I AM stupid and let it slide...