Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!dalcs!aucs!840493n
From: 840493n@aucs.UUCP (Bill Nickerson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Why Chip RAM?
Message-ID: <1008@aucs.UUCP>
Date: 25 Mar 88 06:57:42 GMT
References: <8608@g.ms.uky.edu> <2003@cadovax.UUCP> <682@applix.UUCP>
Reply-To: 840493n@aucs.UUCP (Bill Nickerson)
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>(i.e., Why would/must there even be such a thing as CHIP ram??)
>
>-scott

Because sometimes it is nice to have memory that is not shared with other
competing chips like the blitter. In fast memory, the CPU doesn't have to
compete and hence gets faster access time. (I believe this is correct...)

...Bill

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