Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!ucsd!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!caen!umich!vela!schemers From: schemers@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Roland Schemers III) Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix Subject: Re: Where is RISC ULTRIX 4.0? Summary: We have too many!! Message-ID: <2779@vela.acs.oakland.edu> Date: 29 Aug 90 22:05:47 GMT References: <3424@usceast.UUCP> Reply-To: schemers@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Roland Schemers III) Distribution: usa Organization: Oakland University, Rochester MI Lines: 39 In article <3424@usceast.UUCP> phil@usceast.cs.scarolina.edu (Phil Moore) writes: > >The DEC 5000 server finally arrived today (28 Aug) with ULTRIX 3.1D/ UWS 2.2D >tapes. Why not ULTRIX 4.0? The local DEC office said that documentation >was pending for 4.0 and it is due for release Oct 1. > >We have been waiting patiently for 4.0 for our 3100. We'd like to >do a clean install on the 3100's, 20 dec2100's and the server. > >I know RISC ULTRIX/UWS 4.0 is out there. How and when do we get it? > I wish I could help you! We were in the same boat about two weeks ago, then we started getting in about 2 completes sets of 4.0 every other day! We now have at least 10 sets for RISC, and 3-4 sets for VAX! I must say 4.0 seems fairly nice so far. I have installed it on a VAXstation 3100, DECsystem 5000, 2 DECstation 5000, DECsystem 5820, and 8 DECstation 3100's. Although the 5820 with two processors screams, the DECstation 5000 is probably nicer if you don't need/use both cpu's at once. Here is a simple benchmark of compiling a String library, using AT&T's C++ 2.0 translator on various platforms. The library consisted of 36 different C++ files which were placed in a library using ar. The total size is 2600 lines. 5000 57.6u 32.6s 3:32 42% 496+627k 119+4042io 1310pf+0w 5820 119.7u 118.7s 5:36 70% 172+215k 72+4042io 1239pf+0w 6310 265.5u 81.8s 8:24 68% 237+433k 634+2953io 621pf+0w The 6310 is still running Ultrix 3.1, and the other two are running 4.0. Roland -- Roland J. Schemers III Systems Programmer schemers@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Ultrix) Oakland University schemers@argo.acs.oakland.edu (VMS) Rochester, MI 48309-4401 "Get off your LEF and do something!" (313)-370-4323