Date: Wed, 6 Mar 1996 15:41:55 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: nate@sri.MT.net (Nate Williams) Cc: terry@lambert.org, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Triton-II support... when? Message-ID: <199603060511.PAA23194@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199603060056.RAA25844@rocky.sri.MT.net> from "Nate Williams" at Mar 5, 96 05:56:36 pm
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Nate Williams stands accused of saying: > > Terry Lambert writes: > > > o adds support for ECC memory > > > > Still no parity, eh? 8-). > > ECC memory is parity memory. You mean Triton-II supports parity, and they're calling it ECC, or Triton-II supports ECC, and you're calling ECC parity? The latter is arguably incorrect, and is certainly incorrect in common usage. ECC setups usually use 39-bit stores for 32-bit words and Gray coding (or a variation theron) to provide single-bit correction and double- bit error detection. > Nate -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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