Re: > 64 MB of RAM

Uwe Bonnes (bon@elektron.ikp.physik.th-darmstadt.de)
Mon, 6 May 1996 19:34:41 +0200


>>>>> "Kevin" == Kevin Buettner <kev@primenet.com> writes:

Kevin> Is the line about needing a 512kB cache true?

Kevin> In theory, my motherboard can hold up to 128MB of memory, yet I
Kevin> am fairly certain that I am limited to a 256kB cache. (I have a
Kevin> Plato motherboard.)

As far as I have understood it, it depends on the bitwidth of the tag
ram. If it is 11 bit wide, you 256k is enaough for 128 MByte, if not,
yoiu're lost.

Uwe Bonnes bon@elektron.ikp.physik.th-darmstadt.de

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