memory that allows it to be directly accessed by the
CPU.
PowerPC G3 processor. Previous PowerPC processors used the
In the PowerPC G3 a dedicated bus handles only
CPU/cache
transactions. This bus can operate faster than the system bus
thus improving the overall performance of the processor.
The term apparently derives from the relocation of the
secondary cache from the
motherboard to the processor card
itself, i.e. on the backside of the processor card.
(1998-09-10)