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SubjectRe: Kernel memory consumption
On Thu, 27 Nov 1997, linux kernel account wrote:

> On Thu, 27 Nov 1997, Colin Plumb wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 26 Nov 1997, John Alvord wrote:
> >
> > > Memory is getting so inexpensive in some environments, wouldn't it make
> > > sense to have an option to reserve DMA-able memory at init time? With 16
> > > megs going for $60, it is worth setting aside 4megs or 8 megs which would
> > > have to be specially requested.
> >
> > Another way to think of that is that at this price, with 5 million
> > Linux users, 1 byte of memory per user is worth $20. 1K in the kernel
> > is worth $20K.
> >
> > So saving memory is indeed worth it!
> > --
>
> Actually, half that.. You can get a 32meg sim for $60 (wholesale, 60ns
> edo.. maby $60 for a sdram 16)..
Where did you see this price at?

All the places I've looked sell 16Meg EDO for $60 (US).

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