Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!snorkelwacker!bloom-beacon!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!jtkohl From: jtkohl@MIT.EDU (John T Kohl) Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec Subject: Re: DECStation 3100 suggestions Message-ID: Date: 9 Jul 90 17:20:33 GMT References: <103243@convex.convex.com> <1990Jun22.111228.15333@sti.fi> Sender: daemon@athena.mit.edu (Mr Background) Distribution: comp Organization: MIT Project Athena Lines: 19 In-Reply-To: ttl@sti.fi's message of 22 Jun 90 11:12:28 GMT In article <1990Jun22.111228.15333@sti.fi> ttl@sti.fi (Timo Lehtinen) writes: > In article <103243@convex.convex.com> root@convex.com (Superuser) writes: > >Can any of you DECStation users give me a suggestion on a resonable > >(minimum) configuration for a DECStation 3100 for working in a > >multi Vendor, multi Operation system environment. > > > You could also > start with a smaller amount of RAM (8Megs ?), cause it's the easiest > thing to add. DON'T buy with less than 12M of main memory; I used such a 3100 for a while and it was DRAMATICALLY slower than with 12M or 16M; the extra main memory is vital for decent performance. -- John Kohl or Digital Equipment Corporation/Project Athena (The above opinions are MINE. Don't put my words in somebody else's mouth!)