[Coco] How much memory

[John Kent]

On 27/11/2010 1:48 PM, Becker, Gary wrote:
> I was just wondering, how much memory could a CoCo3 realistically use. BASIC can only address 512K. NitrOS-9 can address a lot more, but it has a fixed amount of system resources and after they are used, any additional RAM is wasted. A RAM drive is a good way to utilize a bunch of additional RAM. Compiling C programs from a RAM drive is definately a lot faster than from a HDD. Which of these three options is better?
>
> 1 1.5 Meg of memory that is able to run at 25 MHz.
>
Does this mean you are adding 1MByte of fast RAM on an expansion board ?

> 2 512K at 25 MHz and 8 or more Meg for a RAM Drive that can be accessed at 3.5 MHz or less.
>
If you are going to have an 8MByte RAM disk then you need something to 
load it from quickly such as the SD Card.

> 3 Eight or more Meg of RAM that can be accessed at 3.5 MHz or less.
>
Is cache out of the question ?

> Please limit to these three options.
>
> Gary
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