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Subject: Re: Triton-II support... when?
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Nate Williams writes:
Terry Lambert writes:
> > > o  adds support for ECC memory
> > 
> > Still no parity, eh?  8-).
> 
> ECC memory is parity memory.
> 
> Nate

ECC requires parity memory (SIMMs) but is much better. Unlike simple
parity error detection schemes which, when an error is detected,
generate an NMI and crash your machine, ECC can detect and correct
single bit errors. Much nicer...

I wonder how we get messages about this occuring to syslog/console?
- Mike
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