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- From: jjo619@thor.albany.edu (John O'neill)
- Subject: Memory Cache questions
- Message-ID: <1992Sep10.003938.9490@sarah.albany.edu>
- Summary: Can you use non-static ram ?
- Keywords: Cache
- Sender: jjo619@albvmsOC
- Organization: State University of New York at Albany
- References: <1992Sep7.193149.23396@newstand.syr.edu>
- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 00:39:38 GMT
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- I was wondering if you could use regular (non static) ram for a
- memory cache. I realize that static memory is used because it remembers
- when the power goes off, but after using the computer the cache should
- be filled with instuctions. It seems to me that the static memory
- is only better than regular memory at start up time. The reason for
- all this is that static ram is much more expensive than regular ram.
- I do realize that cache ram is fast and so is more expensive but I believe
- that regular (ie non statice) would be cheaper.
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- Is this possible ? Thanks ,
- John
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