Re: HDMem vs GigaMem for virtual memory on Amigas?

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From: Martin A. Blatter
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 16:55

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In article <1992Sep29.232952.1@fnalc.fnal.gov> traynor@fnalc.fnal.gov writes:
>	o HDMem
>	o GigaMem
>
>Both are programs that allow any user with AmigaDOS 2.0+ and an MMU to use 
>virtual memory on the Amiga.  

GigaMem is actually supposed to work on 1.3 machines too. I never
tried it myself though ;-)

>Do they work?  

I can only speak of GigaMem which I'm running right now on my machine.
It works great.

>How easy are they to install?  

GigaMem has an `Installer' script so it's very easy to install. It
even automatically detects and fixes incorrect DMA masks on your system.

>What features/bugs are on them?  

GigaMem can manage up to 1 GB of virtual memory. It works on a
per-program basis, this means you can continue to use programs
that are incompatible with virtual memory while GigaMem is running. 
You can individually set memory priorities and settings for each 
program.

>NNN  NN DDDD    Mike Traynor (ND '86)(Rice '93?) |||     Amiga 500 owner   ///

Hope that helps
--Martin

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Martin A. Blatter                           blatter@amiga.physik.unizh.ch
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From: blatter@ifi.unizh.ch (Martin A. Blatter)
Subject: Re: HDMem vs GigaMem for virtual memory on Amigas?
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