> > I had one of these way back when they were new, and I remember that the
> > extra RAM was just used by the GC software.  Under Mac OS, with the
> > accelerator software installed, the video card is noticeably faster
> > with extra RAM.  Yet, under NetBSD the extra RAM is pointless, unless
> > of course you are writing some code to run on that AMD chip.
> 
> I also would like to say "arigatou" to Cameron Kaiser for his
> wonderful and detailed reply.
> I'm a card collector. I have not got that nice card yet, maybe someday :)

Doo itashimashite :) They're not that hard to find here, though. I've been
able to outfit most of my Macs with one with a minor amount of searching.
Shikashi, Nihon de motto muzukashii deshoo kedo ... ^^;

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