Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Imbedded computers

Stephen Wille Padnos wrote:

>The Intel 865 (the chip used in most of the boards linked to
>earlier) specs explicitly state that video memory is part of system RAM:
>"The GMCH does not support a dedicated local graphics memory interface;
>it may only be used in a UMA configuration" (UMA stands for Unified
>Memory Architecture)
>
>

Very interesting. All of the information I've run across regarding AGP
performance deals with higher end cards which do have local video
memory. I hadn't run into UMA configurations yet, but the design makes
a lot of sense for typical applications.

Thanks for the info
DaveK