[A83] Re: Randomization - r register


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[A83] Re: Randomization - r register




> Its not only in the old days. Almost all ram memory today is dynamic. 
Ah, didn't know that...
The calc's ram is static isn't it?

> (dram) It is only cache and small amounts of ram, like the ones in the 
> calcs and probably some handhelds that is static ram. (sram)
> Static ram is still much much more expensive then dynamic, and take up much 
> more chipspace.
> static ram is though possible to make much faster, thats why it is used in 
> cache. It is also possible to make less powerconsuming, since you don't 
> have to reload the caps all the time, this is why it is used in handhelds.
> In sdram used today the s does not mean static, it means syncronous, 
> meaning it can transfer blocks of ram with only one request, speeding it up 
> quite a bit. (the d means dynamic)
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> //Olle
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