Xref: utzoo alt.folklore.computers:7601 comp.unix.internals:1184 comp.misc:10689 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!csun!kithrup!sef From: sef@kithrup.COM (Sean Eric Fagan) Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,comp.unix.internals,comp.misc Subject: Re: Jargon file v2.1.5 28 NOV 1990 -- part 5 of 6 Message-ID: <1990Dec03.015154.9137@kithrup.COM> Date: 3 Dec 90 01:51:54 GMT References: <1YbxGQ#2fbT353y6xKD8DT83C4bFDpV=eric@snark.thyrsus.com> <1990Nov30.172512.5282@sctc.com> Organization: Kithrup Enterprises, Ltd. Lines: 19 In article peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) writes: >The 386 box on my desk at work is a comparable >machine, with 5 times the RAM of the old 11/70, but more than 10 users kill >it dead. And that's probably more users than the typical 386-class UNIX box >is expected to support. That's because the '386 box, although it has the processing power, doesn't have the I/O power. I.e., NO BANDWIDTH! If we're really lucky, the EISA machines will help this a lot; they should be able to do things better. Note that, while the Intel-based MCA machines don't have the throughput needed for lots of users, the RS6000 (also MCA based) *does*. -- Sean Eric Fagan | "I made the universe, but please don't blame me for it; sef@kithrup.COM | I had a bellyache at the time." -----------------+ -- The Turtle (Stephen King, _It_) Any opinions expressed are my own, and generally unpopular with others. Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com