Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 11:02:06 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: shovey@buffnet.net (steve hovey) Cc: alk@think.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bounce buffers Message-ID: <199604260132.LAA27377@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SCO.3.91.960425132948.1710A-100000@buffnet3.buffnet.net> from "steve hovey" at Apr 25, 96 01:30:18 pm
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steve hovey stands accused of saying: > > On Thu, 25 Apr 1996, Tony Kimball wrote: > > > > > Under what circumstances are bounce buffers indicated? > > Are they not indicated in all systems using >16MB DRAM? > > My impression was that all such systems would require > > bounce buffers in order to support DMA generally, while > > no other systems would require bounce buffers. > > > > I thought they were needed if you have swap on a scsi. No! > Steve Hovey -- shovey@buffnet.net -- ]] 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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