Hi Mario,

On Thu, Jun 23, 2005 at 08:54:48PM -0400, Mario Mendes Jr. wrote:
> OK, maybe not necessarily limited to pics, but....
> 
> So, I remember when I started reading about cpus/mcus a long time agon
> about why banking and paging came about.
> 
> Being a beginer, I do find banking and paging to be a nusiance,
> nevermind making code a little more complex to deal with.
> 
> But rather than trash the idea, what I wanted to know from the more
> experienced guys in the list is: are there any actual benefits to
> banking and paging?  Is there ever a situation where banking and paging
> actuall makes things easier/better?

Yes, it is tempting to bash banking and paging. This is my (slightly
educated) guess about why it exists: banking and paging make the hardware
more simple. Someone else may have some evidence for or against this idea,
but for what little bit of digital design I remember this is my stand. ;)

Take care.

Matthew.

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