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David Olds <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 21 Nov 1998 00:09:55 -0000
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Rode <[log in to unmask]>


>What is a "coast module"?
>A few years ago it was common practice for motherboard manufacturers to
>put
>the cache memory on a card that plugged into a slot which was usually
>parallel to the CPU socket. This is called a Coast Module.

Also referred to as Cache On A STick....hence COAST

Dave Olds

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