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From: dbraun@cadev4.intel.com (Doug Braun ~)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Re: Sieve benchmark for Z280
Message-ID: <1635@mipos3.intel.com>
Date: 5 Feb 88 16:27:47 GMT
References: <8801301850.AA19041@newton.arpa>
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Organization: Corporate CAD, INTeL Corporation, Santa Clara, CA
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In article <8801301850.AA19041@newton.arpa> bridger%rcc@RAND-UNIX.ARPA (Bridger Mitchell) writes:
>My third-hand understanding is that the current z280 mask doesn't
>correctly handle code (and data?) changes that occur in the
>associative cache memory.  Self-modifying code is therefore
>unreliable, and possibly there are problems with data values also.

I have heard:
1: The above is a problem only in 8-bit bus mode.  (I use 16-bit)
2: The latest mask revision (due out any day now) has fixed this.

Would it make sense to start a Z-280 mailing list?  I have no
idea how this is done.  If a moderator is needed, I would volunteer.

Doug Braun				Intel Corp CAD
					408 496-5939

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