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- From: raist@rmece02.upr.clu.edu (Ricardo Hernandez)
- Subject: Re: 16-bit RAM Access on Falcon ?
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- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 20:34:50 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov6.092805.20747@news.uni-stuttgart.de>, CASTAN@bonnie.physik.uni-stuttgart.de () writes:
- |> In <rogeraw.25.720877023@dhhalden.no> rogeraw@dhhalden.no writes:
- |>
- |> > In article <1992Nov1.183817.15596@rhrk.uni-kl.de> peter@rhrk.uni-kl.de (Gunter Bitz) writes:
- |> > >From: peter@rhrk.uni-kl.de (Gunter Bitz)
- |> > >Subject: Re: 16-bit RAM Access on Falcon ?
- |> > >Date: 1 Nov 92 18:38:17 GMT
- |> > >anderss@colargol (Anders Skar) writes:
- |> > >
- |> > >> Is it true that the Falcon030 only has 16 bit RAM Access ?
- |> > >
- |> > >Ok. My answer is simply : YES !
- |> > >To be more precise the 68030 has only 16 bit access while the video hardware
- |> > >has full 32 bit access.
- |> > >Before you start flaming now: Has anyone of you ever tested this ?
- |> > >I have !
- |> > >
- |> > >cu
- |> > > Gunter
- |> >
- |> >
- |> > Where do you have it from???????????????????? Falcon is a FULL 32 bit
- |> > machine.
- |> >
- |> > If somebody thinks this is not true, so email me ....
- |> >
- |> >
- |> > R.A.W
- |>
- |> The truth is: the F 030 has a internal RAM port with 16 data and 24 address
- |> pins. (i've seen the specs and I've seen the layout)
- |>
- |> On the other hand a german magazine has tested, that the processor accesses
- |> the RAM as if it was a 32 bit memory.
- |>
- |> If the second statement is true: are they multiplexing?
- |>
- |> Gerd
- |>
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- Well, if this is true, then the Falcon is doing some kind of
- multiplexing.... sounds like a "68030SX" type of performance.
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- |> Gerd Castan # hervorgebracht hat, ist nicht zu trauen.
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