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How To Use a Terabyte of RAM
Spuddly writes with links to Daniel Philips and his work on the Ramback patch, and an analysis of it by Jonathan Corbet up on LWN. The experimental new design for Linux's virtual memory system would turn a large amount of system RAM into a fast RAM disk with automatic sync to magnetic media. We haven't yet reached a point where systems, even high-end boxes, come with a terabyte of installed memory, but perhaps it's not too soon to start thinking about how to handle that much memory.
Finally, I'll have enough space to run Firefox, OpenOffice, and Eclipse *all at the same time*! As long as I don't leave Firefox running too long.
Klingon programs don't timeshare, they battle for supremacy.
One Terabyte ought to be enough for anybody.
See also, Windows 7 minimum requirements.
Is it just me, or do you hate it when people say "Is it just me..."?
Is that the recommended or minimum requirement?
I have 8 GB of RAM and rarely use more than four of it unless I'm playing a 64-bit game which eats it up (Crysis). Yes, I am running both 64-bit Linux and Windows.
One time, I opened up more than a thousand tabs in Firefox just because I could.
Colin Dean Go a year without DRM
640K should be enough for anyone.
Klingon programs don't timeshare, they battle for supremacy.
The System Tray would end up filling most of my dual monitors with all the crap Microsoft will inevitably find "necessary" to run the OS, leaving me with a small, 640x480 patch and approximately 640k for applications.
char *ptr=malloc(1099511627776);
memset(ptr,1,1099511627776);
Don't forget to add a racing stripe. It will make it go faster too.
Well I can do cock push-ups.
You better skip the memory test.
now we need to go OSS in diesel cars