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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: [H] Optimal computer for FreeBSD
To: nate@mt.sri.com (Nate Williams)
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 13:05:17 -0700 (MST)
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In-Reply-To: <199702261858.LAA29967@rocky.mt.sri.com> from "Nate Williams" at Feb 26, 97 11:58:48 am
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> > > With the slight exception of PPro processors where both L1 and L2 caches
> > > reside in the same package, albeit on two separate pieces of sillicon...
> > 
> > What a neat idea.  Then if you want a larger L2, I can make you
> > buy a whole new processor.
> 
> Playing Devil's advocate, how many times in recent years (since the 486
> at least) have you upgraded your cache and not touched the processor.
> 
> It doesn't happen.

When I went from 16M of ram to 32M of RAM on my 486/50, I had to
increase the cache as well.

I guess the answer is "once" and depends highly on your definition
of "recent" going back at least 3 years...


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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