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From: emv@math.lsa.umich.edu (Edward Vielmetti)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.large
Subject: Re: Running X11 or NeWS on mainframes
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Date: 12 Sep 90 22:33:36 GMT
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In-Reply-To: bsp@uts.amdahl.com's message of 12 Sep 90 16:43:13 GMT

In article <0dme02Nac8PU01@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com> bsp@uts.amdahl.com (Bill Pieterouiski) writes:

   The results are very good.  The network is the weak link, of course.  The
   mainframes can handle the load with ease, and do.  Response time is very
   good, unless one of the domains dies and all 400 users migrate to the
   remaining domain.  Then, the CPU gets bogged down.  But the same goes for
   non-X users.  

What kind of a network interface do you have to your Amdahl?  I wouldn't
be surprised to see that as the weakest link in the whole scheme, esp.
if you're relying on ethernet speeds.

--Ed

Edward Vielmetti, U of Michigan math dept <emv@math.lsa.umich.edu>