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7 Sep 2024 15:22:34 EDT (-0400)
  Re: A young field  
From: Darren New
Date: 21 Jun 2008 21:42:31
Message: <485dae07$1@news.povray.org>
Joel Yliluoma wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:15:31 -0700, Darren New wrote:
>> No, it had >4K of RAM. It was just ROM RAM.
> 
> What's that?

As in, being "Read-only memory" does not prevent it from being "random 
access memory".  Your BIOS is stored in ROM RAM (modulo your ability to 
reflash it). Your disk is not RAM, even though you can write to it.

-- 
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
  Helpful housekeeping hints:
   Check your feather pillows for holes
    before putting them in the washing machine.


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