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Article #13360Re: Using a DMA chip in strange ways
From: mats
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1987 15:36
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1987 15:36
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In article <668@vu-vlsi.UUCP> elh@vu-vlsi.UUCP (Edward L. Hepler) writes: >The ATT (WE32xxx) part (which I am familiar with) provides the capability >to perform such burst mode transfers. Of course the memory system must >be capable of servicing such requests. This is a lovely chip, agreed. Now, if only the price would come down to where one could afford to use it in a moderately priced system.... Our hardware guys had to reject it right away becuase of its' high cost, and because the AT&T rep didn't see any prospects of it coming down at all. We were facing having this part be the most expensive chip in the system, since the 68020 CPU and 68851 MMU are clearly coming down quickly. Sigh. Mats Wichmann
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watnot!watmath!clyde!rutgers!ames!ptsfa!dual!forbrk!mats From: mats@forbrk.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: Using a DMA chip in strange ways Message-ID: <219@forbrk.UUCP> Date: Mon, 30-Mar-87 10:36:51 EST Article-I.D.: forbrk.219 Posted: Mon Mar 30 10:36:51 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 3-Apr-87 06:55:35 EST References: <4343@columbia.UUCP> <298@attila.weitek.UUCP> <518@gec-mi-at.co.uk> <246@root44.root.co.uk> <668@vu-vlsi.UUCP> Reply-To: mats@forbrk.UUCP (Mats Wichmann) Organization: Fortune Systems/Berkeley, Berkeley CA Lines: 15