Just a side note. Was (IIGS Ram Doubler?)

[gardnern@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (RKE)]

schultp@aa.wl.com (Paul Schultz) writes:

:Robin Prest (rprest@cln.etc.bc.ca) wrote:

:: 	I've recently read about a program called a Ram Doubler for the 
:: Mac.  It's supposed to use some sort of virtual memory arrangement to 
:: double your memory.  Is there such a thing for the IIGS, or could 
:: something like that be made? 

:No there isn't such a thing. I asked the same question a few months ago.
:The answer was that the 65816 just not really designed to easily be able
:to do this (i.e., no memory management) and that the IIgs Memory Manager
:already was doing a good job of freeing up memory (much better than the
:Mac I was told) so that "in a way" the IIgs already performs some of the
:tricks which a RamDoubler program would do.

I have a design sheet for the WDC658C16 that points out the _abort signal 
would be a great way for a system to use virtual memory (paraphrased).  
However Apple, Inc. choose not to use that feature of the chip in the 
GS.  Does anyone know if SNES uses the _abort for VM?

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