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From: kds@intelca.UUCP (Ken Shoemaker)
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Subject: Re: 4->8->16->32->64? bit micros
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Date: Mon, 17-Dec-84 18:00:31 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 17 18:00:31 1984
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One possible application of a >4GByte virtual address space might
deal with direct mapped files on huge devices, such as might
be found when using CDs as storage devices.  I'm sure you can
come up with others!
-- 
I've got one, two, three, four, five senses working overtime, 
	trying to take this all in!

Ken Shoemaker, Intel, Santa Clara, Ca.
{pur-ee,hplabs,amd,scgvaxd,dual,idi,omsvax}!intelca!kds
	
---the above views are personal.  They may not represent those of Intel.