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- From: isc10327@nusunix2.nus.sg (ONG TAT-WEE)
- Subject: Re: Accelerator Performance
- Message-ID: <1992Sep12.130524.13027@nuscc.nus.sg>
- Sender: usenet@nuscc.nus.sg
- Organization: National University of Singapore
- References: <1992Sep12.104508.4978@cco.caltech.edu>
- Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 13:05:24 GMT
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- toddpw@cco.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel) writes:
- :
- : That performance increase comes from the 9mhz, and if you increased the memory
- : size of the cache then that will make it faster too. Faster cache ram does not
- : affect the speed of the machine, it only allows you to run the CPU faster
- : (which _will_ affect the speed of the machine).
- :
- : Jawaid is essentially correct; your cache ram is either:
- : fast enough, and everything works
- : almost fast enough, and the Zip acts flaky when it's warm
- : not fast enough, and the Zip doesn't work at all
- : FOR the clock frequency and CPU chip that is installed.
- :
- I'm not saying that Jawaid is wrong, but I think u misunderstood
- my point. I was saying that I did try using both the 20ns and the 70ns
- cache ram chips under 9mhz and it's the 20ns cache rams chips that give
- me a better performance; which is the reason why I say get the fastest
- cache ram chips within budget.
-
- : Todd Whitesel
- : toddpw @ cco.caltech.edu
-
- By the way, thanks for giving me the pinouts from the ProTerm 3
- manual. I've got a new modem cable configured and am now using my
- 14400bps modem on my GS. Really appreciate ur help. :)
-
- - DOTW -
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