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From: john@geac.UUCP
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Subject: Re: VM, Paging, Demand Paging
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Date: Mon, 19-Oct-87 08:21:55 EDT
Article-I.D.: geac.1631
Posted: Mon Oct 19 08:21:55 1987
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References: <8490@think.UUCP> <1745@ncr-sd.SanDiego.NCR.COM> <819@sugar.UUCP> <15250@topaz.rutgers.edu>
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Summary: short joke

In article <15250@topaz.rutgers.edu>, (Ron Natalie) writes:
> The fundamental concept of VIRTUAL MEMORY is to allow the system to
> appear to have more physical memory than there is (by paging/swapping,
> whatever), hence the VIRTUAL.
> 
> It ain't virtual unless it isn't all there.


This reminds me of a quaint description of virtual memory, comparing
it to real memory:

	"Computer memory is like sexual orgasm: 
		It's much better when it's real than when it's faked."

;-)

-john-

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