On December 16, Ben Franchuk wrote:
> > > Remember the (iirc) Compaq ad. Thier 286 had a meg of static ram onboard.
> > > The ad depicted an empty desk with two tire tracks burt into it and a
> > > surprised user behind.
> >
> > Static RAM? Are you sure? I've never heard of static RAM in a
> > PeeCee. That's neat.
>
> Yes there is some -- it is called cache.:) I suspect a sever type
> PC is more likely to have static than dynamic. I never did like PC
> marketing -- clock speed -- not memory speed used as a benchmark.
Nonono, I mean *main* memory, not cache. I sincerely doubt there
are any PeeCees in the 486-or-newer arena with static RAM for main
memory.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf
Received on Sun Dec 16 2001 - 11:30:47 GMT