tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post459112527833376287..comments2024-03-27T08:40:31.785-06:00Comments on Clayton Cramer.: RAMming Speed!Clayton Cramerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-34878219683636265242011-01-17T08:16:15.788-07:002011-01-17T08:16:15.788-07:00I'm quite sure that it would not work. If the...I'm quite sure that it would not work. If there was a way for Crucial to sell me more RAM, they would. The limitation on the amount of RAM that a computer can use is dependent on the number of address lines on the memory bus and the interaction with the virtual memory controller and CPU. If there was any way for this antique to address more than 2 GB, the memory checker would know it.Clayton Cramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-22602073178146741872011-01-17T07:55:47.882-07:002011-01-17T07:55:47.882-07:00Clayton, I'd be tempted to try putting 4Gb in ...Clayton, I'd be tempted to try putting 4Gb in the notebook and see what happens.Rorschachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11848860674369931761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-79969032973489731802011-01-16T21:45:18.754-07:002011-01-16T21:45:18.754-07:00I know the Greek galleys were manned by free men. ...I know the Greek galleys were manned by free men. Athenian democracy was more egalitarian than in other city-states because any free man, even a pauper, could perform military service and qualify as a citizen by pulling an oar in the fleet. Elsewhere military service required the possession of a hoplite's armor and shield, which only the wealthier citizens could afford.<br /><br />I'd guess the Romans did likewise, and also the Byzantines (who were very much a naval power).<br /><br />There's a question: did the Byzantines use only free crew throughout their history?<br /><br />What about the Venetians and Genoese?<br /><br />I know the Ottoman Turks used slave rowers. After the great Christian victory at Lepanto, over 20,000 slaves were freed.<br /><br />The impression I have is that in later years, Christian states used <i>convicts</i> in their galleys; in the works of Dumas and such, one reads of men "condemned to the galleys".Rich Rostromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13262703348236110420noreply@blogger.com