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- From: danaf@bray1b.its.rpi.edu (Frank R. Dana Jr.)
- Subject: Re: Don't let the Amiga Die (Part II)!!!
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- Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
- References: <BznryG.D2w@NeoSoft.com> <1992Dec22.164538.21385@sol.ctr.columbia.edu>
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 03:03:45 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec22.164538.21385@sol.ctr.columbia.edu>, jerry@msi.com (Jerry Shekhel) writes:
- |> Peter da Silva (peter@NeoSoft.com) wrote:
- |> :
- |> : The Amiga 500/600 can hold up to 10M of RAM directly addressible from
- |> : any well-behaved program written since the Amiga came out. To use more
- |> : than 640K on a PC you need to install an operating system, use it as
- |> : a RAM-DISK, or use it as swap space. And buy new software, of course.
- |> :
- |>
- |> This is completely bogus, Peter, and I suspect that you yourself know better.
- |> What I don't understand is why you'd want to spread these lies. Windows,
- |> all Windows applications, and many other programs (like Borland C++) use more
- |> than 640K, and not as a RAM-Disk or swap space. Heck, even Ultima Underwold
- |> requires 2MB. And I'm not even talking about UNIX or OS/2, both of which
- |> utilize a flat 32-bit memory model.
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- I think what he meant was install an OS <<or>> use it as a RAM disk or swap
- space. In fact, it was pretty clear that that's what he meant.
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- |> | JERRY J. SHEKHEL | Molecular Simulations Inc. | Time just fades the pages |
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- |> | ... In rhythm! | jerry@msi.com | -- Guns N' Roses |
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