1103/A trivia question

[Tony Duell]

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> To Tony:
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> The non-A needed precharge.  That's what the Alto memory refresh task does.

Exactly. There's a 'precharge' pin on the 1103, which IIRC has to be 
driven for every red cycle. On the 1103A, it's a no-connect, the 
precharging is done automatically. 

I don't really understand the comment about the Alto. I thought that the 
precharge signal was part of a normal memory cycle, certainly that's what 
the Intel databook implies (and how the HP9800s use it).

> 
> What do I win?

Err, the pleasure of remembering a bit of very obscure knowledge :-)

-tony