Re: Using memory on video card as SWAP.

From: Thomas S. Iversen (zensonic@diku.dk)
Date: Sat Jul 08 2000 - 07:32:20 EST


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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