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Re: Caught by cache?

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From: J A F Bradbury
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1996 00:00
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Kevin Poole <poole@draycot.demon.co.uk> writes:
> Both offered identical boards - UMC chipset, 1 VLB slot, a few PCI, 
> etc, 4X30 pin, 2x72 pin SIMM sockets, and, in the front right 
> corner, two square chips, soldered in (tiny pins all round the 
> edge), each marked "Write Back" and a load of numbers, none of which 
> looked like a size or speed indicator.

They are fake cache. I've seen 3 pentium m/bs with them, but
they also came with a COAST socket & 7ns PB module which is ok ;)

As long as there is a real-cache option, then it's ok.
-- 
Julian AF Bradbury            http://webzone1.co.uk/www/3b
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From: J A F Bradbury <Julian@xabcs.demon.co.uk>
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Date: 1996/04/14
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