Subj : Re: programming with large memory requirements
To   : comp.programming
From : Ben Pfaff
Date : Wed Sep 28 2005 11:59 am

Randy Howard <randyhoward@FOOverizonBAR.net> writes:

> Ben Pfaff wrote
> (in article <87oe6d9re5.fsf@benpfaff.org>):
>
>> or concatenate multiple 1 GB ram disks using a raid
>> driver.  Either one would allow the effect of a 9 GB ram disk.
>
> Actually, this one is likely to have some measurable overhead, 
> if it does work.  At the end of the day, no great answer is 
> available on 32-bit boxes.

It's certainly true that the best choice would be to spend $300
for an AMD64 box.
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