FPGA VAX update, now DIY TTL computers

[Kevin Handy]

Allison wrote:

> If you ask me the real horror of parity memory is it only tells you 
> disaster
>
>happend just as your about to crash.  It offers little to system reliability
>and data integrity that real ECC can provide.  Like Tim O' said years ago
>it's all a plot to sell more ram.
>
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>Allison
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Parity depends on if you would prefer a crash to silently generating
incorrect results.

ECC tries to hide the errors, but can still cause a crash if too many
bits change.