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  1. Xref: sparky comp.unix.misc:4268 comp.sys.sun.wanted:1824 comp.sys.sun.admin:8486
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!auspex-gw!guy
  3. From: guy@Auspex.COM (Guy Harris)
  4. Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc,comp.sys.sun.wanted,comp.sys.sun.admin
  5. Subject: Re: how much memory do i have??
  6. Message-ID: <15578@auspex-gw.auspex.com>
  7. Date: 20 Nov 92 07:56:45 GMT
  8. References: <1992Nov18.015943.5705@sea.com> <1992Nov19.032021.5356@pvi.com> <1992Nov20.000058.13035@megatek.com>
  9. Sender: news@auspex-gw.auspex.com
  10. Followup-To: comp.unix.misc
  11. Organization: Auspex Systems, Santa Clara
  12. Lines: 9
  13. Nntp-Posting-Host: auspex.auspex.com
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  15.  
  16.  >how about the down and dirty:
  17.  >
  18.  ># wc -c /dev/mem
  19.  >
  20.  >  Works for me, although it does take a while...
  21.  
  22. Doesn't work for everybody, for reasons detailed in the FAQ (hint: are
  23. you *really* certain that physical memory is contiguous?).
  24.