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Re: RFC: Abusing "virtual" memory

by dsheroh (Monsignor)
on Nov 27, 2007 at 16:30 UTC ( #653297=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to RFC: Abusing "virtual" memory

As I read this, a quote from days long gone keeps popping into my head...

"Cool - virtual memory! Now I can make a really big ramdisk!"

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Re^2: RFC: Abusing "virtual" memory
by tuxz0r (Pilgrim) on Nov 27, 2007 at 17:00 UTC
    Another quote came to my mind, from the beginnings of virtual memory days:
    "If it's there and you can see it - it's real.
    If it's not there and you can see it - it's virtual.
    If it's there and you can't see it - it's transparent.
    If it's not there and you can't see it - you erased it!"
    IBM poster explaining virtual memory (circa 1978)

    ---
    echo S 1 [ Y V U | perl -ane 'print reverse map { $_ = chr(ord($_)-1) } @F;'
    Warning: Any code posted by tuxz0r is untested, unless otherwise stated, and is used at your own risk.

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