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- From: copes@cs.curtin.edu.au (Simon Cope)
- Subject: Re: Amiga 3000 - Static Column RAM's
- Message-ID: <copes.716189734@marsh>
- Sender: news@cujo.curtin.edu.au (News Manager)
- Organization: Curtin University of Technology
- References: <PyFqqB2w165w@blackhl.hacktic.nl> <1992Sep8.080513.28019@ifi.uio.no> <35010@cbmvax.commodore.com>
- Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 05:35:34 GMT
- Lines: 42
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- mks@cbmvax.commodore.com (Michael Sinz) writes:
-
- >eriks@ifi.uio.no (Erik Saastad) writes:
- >>
- >>In article <PyFqqB2w165w@blackhl.hacktic.nl>, pschaap@blackhl.hacktic.nl (Peter Schaap) writes:
- >>> In response to those articles posted last week in this newsgroup
- >>> concerning the use of static column mode ram in the Amiga 3000, I would
- >>> like to mention the following:
- >>>
- >>> 1. Use those chips instead of page-mode RAM's. Running your A3000 in
- >>> in burst mode will make it MUCH faster.
- >>
- >>I thought that (at least on the older 3000's) there was a bug in ramsey. This
- >>bug does so that you will have no difference in performance with static or
- >>page ram. Maybe this bug is corrected on newer 3000's ?
-
- >********** AAAAARRRRRGGGGG!!!!!! (One more time...)
-
- >There is no difference in RAMSEY in any production A3000 machines.
- >There are only bugs in the programs that think they know how to play
- >games with RAMSEY and with the users who do not listen when we (Dave
- >and I) keep stating these facts.
-
- >(Sorry, but this is getting to be too much! I'm sure Dave is also
- >getting tired of seeing and re-answering this...)
-
- No boubt. So here's a suggestion. Set up a script to check the news spool,
- looking for A3000, static-ram, RAMSEY etc. Whenever it finds a post about it,
- post a form letter about the _real_ story. Just a suggestion...
-
- PS: when can we expect an A3000 tech ref manual?
-
- >/----------------------------------------------------------------------\
- >| /// Michael Sinz - Senior Amiga Systems Engineer |
- >| /// Operating System Development Group |
- >| /// BIX: msinz UUNET: mks@cbmvax.commodore.com |
- >|\\\/// When people are free to do as they |
- >| \XX/ please, they usually imitate each other. |
- >\----------------------------------------------------------------------/
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