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From: geoff@hinode.East.Sun.COM (Geoff Arnold @ Sun BOS - R.H. coast near the top)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.nfs
Subject: Re: PC-NFS - What is it?
Keywords: pcnfs, tcpip, ethernet
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Date: 23 Oct 89 13:25:05 GMT
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In article <1989Oct22.164634.2948@world.std.com> madd@world.UUCP (jim frost) writes:
>Note that PC-NFS [...] ate up something like 200k though; if this hasn't been
>improved upon you really want a fully-configured MS-DOS machine.

I dunno how Jim configured his system, but PC-NFS does NOT take up 200KB.
Depending on the link level driver it's around 85-100KB; PC-NFS and DOS
together typically occupy around 135K, leaving over 500KB for apps in a
fully-configured 640KB. Use of hardware (RYBS HiCard) or software
(QEMM or 386-to-the-Max) can free up quite a lot more space.

Geoff 

Geoff Arnold,                              Internet: geoff@East.Sun.COM
PCDS Group, Sun Microsystems Inc.
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