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86duino OpenHW project with DOS/DJGPP support (Announce)

posted by Zyzzle, 18.09.2013, 23:23

> Do you know any DOS apps that really need 512MB? I think it's OK.
You can never have enough memory :-) I just think including 512 mb will add very little extra expense and give a lot more breathing room. Archivers like 7zip, uharc, and ACE require large amounts of RAM when using large dictionaries, many games like Hexen 2, Quake, etc can utilize and require lots of RAM. Hey, I'd love to try to get MPLAYER running on it! Any excess can be used a RAMDRIVE, of course. It would sure beat the slow access of a USB memory stick or SD drive. Granted, we're talking about a 300 Mhz CPU, and I agree most if not all DOS programs meant for that class of CPU will not "require" > 64 MB, I remember always being starved for RAM back in the days when such a CPU was very fast.

And I would also think power consumption would be around 1- 2 W, but couldn't find the datasheet either.

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