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From: John.Hine@comp.vuw.ac.nz (John Hine)
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Subject: Re: VUE and OpenLook Apps
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Date: 25 Oct 90 04:29:40 GMT
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In article <31480001@hpcuha.cup.hp.com>, campbelr@hpcuha.cup.hp.com (Bob
Campbell) writes:
|> Not actually, but both use the same message server technology. 
|> Basically,
|> Softbench and VUE are both going to use more than your 8 meg.  I am
|> not
|> sure what the official word is, but personally would only recommend
|> that
|> either is used with at least 16 Mbytes of RAM and ~30-40 Mbytes of
|> swap.
|> 

Ouch!  I thought VUE was going to make using Unix/X easy for the novice,
but I can't see a 16Mb workstation (or an X-terminal and 16Mb elsewhere)
for my secretary.  I can see why HP would want to give the software away
(or at handling cost anyway).

jh
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