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From: tuttlem@bruce.uncg.edu (MattMan)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: PC Arch. > 16MB
Date: 12 Aug 1994 04:56:40 GMT
Organization: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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Summary: Can any PC architecture support > 16MB of memory through hardware?
Keywords: memory, PC, EISA, VESA, PCI
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Greetings BSD fans,
I need to find a fast server, but I am on a limited budget ( ``fast'' is
relative ;). I need answers to two questions so I can narrow my search to
either the workstation market or the PC market.
1. Do any of the IBM-PC architectures support the use of greater than 16
megs of memory (ie: Do EISA,VESA, and PCI motherboards force the CPU to
double buffer data to memory above 16 megs)? ~64 megs is my target
memory configuration, but I don't want to tie up the CPU by forcing
it to cart data.
2. Does *BSD take advantage of most features of VESA or PCI busses?
Can I expect to get a significant portion of the thoroughput these
busses "should" provide? I need at least sustained 1/4 meg output.
One other question for the road. Is it better to purchase a Pentium
or a 486? Why do you think so? To avoid further band-width please send
email.
Thank You,
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Matthew Tuttle
tuttlem@turing.uncg.edu