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From: tim@amdcad.AMD.COM (Tim Olson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards,comp.os.misc
Subject: Re: Free Software Foundation (was: Re: Mach, the new standard?)
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Date: Mon, 31-Aug-87 12:33:19 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 31 12:33:19 1987
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In article <596@sugar.UUCP> peter@sugar.UUCP (Peter da Silva) writes:
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| The problem is that the GNU project isn't being developed for ALL of us to
| use it, just the ones with virtual memory. I think they're too optimistic
| about the power of future machines. I don't think personal computers will
| have VM for a long time yet.
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Why does GNU require virtual memory? It seems to me that it would work
fine on a machine with 4 - 16 MB of physical memory, using an MMU for
relocation/protection; not unheard of.  Besides, with most of the new
32-bit processors coming out having MMUs on-chip (MC68030, iAPX386,
NS32532, Am29000...), and larger and faster SCSI drives, there is no
reason why the very next generation of personal computers shouldn't
support efficient virtual memory. 

	-- Tim Olson
	Advanced Micro Devices
	(tim@amdcad.amd.com)