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A photo of a cake with 8 candles in a row. The first and fifth candle from the right are lit. The caption reads "Happy 17th Birthday"

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[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 1 points 1 week ago

Although a processor might be nominally capable of accessing a bus of a certain width, it does not mean that all address or data lines need be connected.