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From: ken@argus.UUCP (Kenneth Ng)
Newsgroups: net.arch
Subject: Re: Paging
Message-ID: <466@argus.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 8-Sep-86 03:03:56 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep  8 03:03:56 1986
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In article <654@hropus.UUCP>, jin@hropus.UUCP (Jerry Natowitz) writes:
> 
> I think my definition of virtual memory might be out of synch with
> others.  Cheap large memories mean that we would be able to do away
> with demand paging.  

Memory may be becoming cheaper, but the addressing range of processors
is becoming bigger.  The IBM XA (I think) is supposed to support 31 
bit addressing, and the Intel 386 is supposed to address 48 bit
addressing!  We still have several generations to go, unless we
settle for very BIG memory boards.

> Jerry Natowitz (HASA - A division)
> Bell Labs HR 2A-214
> 201-615-5178 (no CORNET)
> ihnp4!houxm!hropus!jin
> or ihnp4!opus!jin

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