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Re: Cache question..

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From: Tony Marshall
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 00:00
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intrepid@ionet.net (David Whitney) wrote:

>Worst: No cache and standard RAM.
>Next:  No cache and EDO RAM: + 3%
>Next:  PB cache and standard RAM: +12%
>Next:  PB cache and EDO RAM:  +15%

>It has come to my attention that EDO RAM, for its additional cost,
>doesn't provide nearly as much bang for the buck as pipeline-burst
>cache does. 

Some dealers in the UK are selling 4meg EDO SIMMS for the same price
as normal ones. (~90 quid including VAT). 8 meg EDOs are considerably
more expensive than normal ones for some reason.
 
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From: tonym@globalnet.co.uk (Tony Marshall)
Subject: Re: Cache question..
Date: 1996/01/18
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