Re: Using memory on video card as SWAP.

From: Thomas S. Iversen (zensonic@diku.dk)
Date: Sat Jul 08 2000 - 08:32:20 EDT

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    On Sat, 8 Jul 2000, Mike A. Harris wrote:

    > IMHO, 4Mb of swap on the video card will likely be much faster
    > than going to disk.. even if it is only 4Mb.. I don't know how

    There has been talk of the matter once in a while, but I haven't seen any
    drivers that will do that (that doesn't mean that they don't excist at all
    :)

    > much memory the M3D has... anyone know? Doesn't appear to have
    > any by looking at it..

    M3D = VideoLogic Apocalypse 3Dx

    so according to

       http://www.powervr.com/Products/PC.htm

    and my memory (I have one at home) it has 4 mb of memory.

    Yours Thomas

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