Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 24 Mar 2000 16:16:58 -0700 | From | Val Henson <> | Subject | Re: Patch: BadRAM put to use |
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On Fri, 24 Mar 2000, Richard Gooch wrote:
> Rick van Rein writes: <snip> > > I can use 61 MB out of 64 MB, which is a great result, and good for > > trees. My main concern regarding trees is not reuse of RAM that > > suffered from static electricity, but to be able to use RAM in spite > > of manufacturing errors; a very large portion of RAMs (95% of the > > production?) must now be discarded of due to such errors. Trees > > don't like that. Neither do I. > > What does wasted RAM have to do with trees?!? Beaches, yes. But > trees?!?
If you accept the (somewhat goofy) use of "trees" to mean "the environment in general," it makes sense. I recently read a book on microchip manufacture and visited the Intel plant near Albuquerque. In short, chip manufacture is "resource-intensive." I recommend learning the basics of microchip manufacture to any curious computer person.
-VAL
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