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From: larry@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: ESIX Networks and X
Summary: ESIX?
Keywords: ESIX X
Message-ID: <511069@nstar.UUCP>
Date: 10 Dec 89 13:41:30 GMT
References: <10855@megatest.UUCP> <7294@portia.Stanford.EDU>
Organization: Northern Star Communications, Notre Dame, IN, USA
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> I'm running ESIX 3.2 rev c on a 386/20 with 4 meg of page memory, a WD1007-WA2
> ESDI controller connected to a 340 meg drive.  Overall ESIX has performed 
> well, but I have found a few problems:
> 
> With 4 meg of memory, X is all but unuseable.  I can run one copy of xterm
> without serious problems but after that memory becomes full and everytime I
> move the mouse I have to wait for something to be swapped.

Do you have a math co-processor?  I've been told that those are really required
when running X - and can make quite a difference in screen IO.

Does ESIX support RLL drive subsystems?