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Re: Virtual memory init

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From: Bob Hablutzel
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 1989 13:47
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Talking about the virtual memory INIT:

> It sounds great, but it also said that if you have the PMMU, which I
> have, then the software alone would be something like $250.  Also in
> the article it said the init was something like 10K, isnt this rather
> a lot for such a small piece of software or am I missing something?

Am _I_ missing something? 10K _IS_ a small piece of software.
Especially if you consider that this code has to patch the memory manager,
io system, and god knows what. Personally, I'm rather impressed - in this
day of obese programming, I expected the INIT to be much larger.

Bob Hablutzel	Wildwood Software	BOB@NUACC.ACNS.NWU.EDU
Disclaimer:	Opinions come free. Facts cost you.
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From: bob@accuvax.nwu.edu (Bob Hablutzel)
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Subject: Re: Virtual memory init
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Date: 18 Jan 89 13:47:47 GMT
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