[comp.arch] 64 bits - LOTS of memory ain't necessary wonderful

mo@messy.bellcore.com (Michael O'Dell) (08/16/90)

And after you dirty-up 16 GB of memory and type 

	sync

how long does it take???  

Oh yes, and you gotta have that much disk!

	-Mike

ttl@astroatc.UUCP (Tony Laundrie) (08/17/90)

In article <26102@bellcore.com> mo@bellcore.com (Michael O'Dell) writes:
>
>And after you dirty-up 16 GB of memory and type 
>	sync
>how long does it take???  

Naw, you battery back-up the DRAM and never flush anything to disk, except for
occasional maintenance dumps.  :-)