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Re: IBM system/360 ad

From Bob Eager <news0073@eager.cx>
Newsgroups alt.folklore.computers
Subject Re: IBM system/360 ad
Date 2019-11-26 22:21 +0000
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On Tue, 26 Nov 2019 21:35:29 +0000, David Wade wrote:

> The ARCHITECTURE could support up to 16Mb and indeed the 360/67 could
> support more, but physically, most 360's could only interface to smaller
> amounts of RAM and only implemented a subset of the address lines.
> In addition if it spread out too far the propogation delays will slow
> the machine down.

> other machines have similar restrictions,so the early VAXs could only
> handle 1 or 2Mb of memory, my VLC has 24Mb.

Also see the 80386SX; only 24 address lines but full 32 bit architecture.

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  Re: IBM system/360 ad Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2019-11-25 15:07 -0800
    Re: IBM system/360 ad Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2019-11-26 01:22 +0000
      Re: IBM system/360 ad hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2019-11-27 12:54 -0800
        Re: IBM system/360 ad Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2019-11-28 18:08 +0000
      Re: IBM system/360 ad Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2019-11-28 09:44 +0000
        Re: IBM system/360 ad Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2019-11-28 11:04 -0700
  Re: IBM system/360 ad Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2019-11-25 14:41 -1000
    Re: IBM system/360 ad scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2019-11-26 01:31 +0000
    Re: IBM system/360 ad hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2019-11-27 12:49 -0800
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        Re: IBM system/360 ad hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2019-11-27 13:39 -0800
          Re: IBM system/360 ad J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2019-11-27 18:18 -0500
            Re: IBM system/360 ad Alexander Schreiber <als@usenet.thangorodrim.de> - 2019-12-02 00:23 +0100
              Re: IBM system/360 ad scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2019-12-02 15:37 +0000
      Re: IBM system/360 ad David LaRue <huey.dll@tampabay.rr.com> - 2019-11-28 03:16 +0000
  Re: IBM system/360 ad David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2019-11-26 21:35 +0000
    Re: IBM system/360 ad Bob Eager <news0073@eager.cx> - 2019-11-26 22:21 +0000
    Re: IBM system/360 ad Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2019-11-26 22:50 +0000
      Re: IBM system/360 ad David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2019-11-27 00:41 +0000
        Re: IBM system/360 ad Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2019-11-27 05:49 +0000
          Re: IBM system/360 ad David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2019-11-27 11:22 +0000
            Re: IBM system/360 ad Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2019-11-27 19:54 +0000
              Re: IBM system/360 ad hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2019-11-27 13:05 -0800
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            Re: IBM system/360 ad Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2019-11-28 18:08 +0000
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                Re: IBM system/360 ad hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2019-12-04 13:01 -0800
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