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From: andy@cbmvax.UUCP (Andy Finkel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga: Which replacment OS?/UN*X ??
Message-ID: <2139@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 17-Jul-87 17:20:39 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 17 17:20:39 1987
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In article <2334@husc6.UUCP> hadeishi@husc4.UUCP (mitsuharu hadeishi) writes:
>In article <580@ucdavis.UUCP> flocchini@ucdavis.UUCP (flocchini) writes:
>>I would assume that the 32-bit memory has priority when both 16 bit and 32 bit
>>memory are in the system.
>
>	I believe the memory priority is somehow determined by the order
>in which the boards are added to the FAST memory list.  I'm not sure
>whether the autoconfig standard has a way for a board to ensure that it
>gets added at the highest priority or not.

I think they get added to the memory list in the order that they
are found. (no priority in other words, depends on location in the
card cage).  Of course, you can shuffle the memory list however
you want, which is the secret behind SlowMemLast, a program found
on the A500/A2000 Workbench.

			andy
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