Xref: utzoo comp.sys.amiga.hardware:5846 comp.unix.amiga:95 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ncar!csn!kessner!david From: david@kessner.denver.co.us (David Kessner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.unix.amiga Subject: Re: unix and memory, sigh (was Re: What Happens If You Have > 9 Meg?? Message-ID: <1991Jan27.075220.4490@kessner.denver.co.us> Date: 27 Jan 91 07:52:20 GMT References: <1991Jan26.002917.21545@lavaca.uh.edu> <1991Jan26.054948.715@kessner.denver.co.us> <18142@cbmvax.commodore.com> Reply-To: david@kessner.UUCP (David D. Kessner) Organization: Kessner, Inc Lines: 39 In article <18142@cbmvax.commodore.com> jesup@cbmvax.commodore.com (Randell Jesup) writes: > Don't forget that SysVR4 has shared libraries. I'm told that X >is ok in 4 meg, Open Look in 8 meg. Most SysV r3.2's have shared libraries. I am running SysVr3.2.2 and it has them. I can see how you can use X in four meg, but it will start swapping heavily if you try doing something useful. MOTIF is similar in function to Open Look, and also works in 8 meg. > Amiga Unix also has N virtual terminals available by hitting the >function keys (even if you have X up). That helps reduce the amount you >need to load X down, and makes it far more useful than most Unix boxes >when running without a windowing system. My verson of UNIX also has these, I think it is limited to eight virtual terminals. You get to these by pressing the ALT-Function Key. You cannot get to these if you are using X, however. (but as to why you would want to do this I don't know) I should also point out that the scroll speed of my console (outside of X) is increadible! You can 'cat' a 80K text file in about 5 seconds. But I'd rather have my X. Right now I have 12 meg, which is good. I can run just about anything without having it start swapping-- where 8 meg was just 'not quite right' (this is while running under MOTIF). And since I can only upgrade 4 meg at a time... I actually saw the A3000UX at COMDEX, running the new 34010 board and X. It was OK-- but not spectacular. However, the price is good. I'd rather go for one of those new SPARC clones. They cost more, but their performance is many times more than the A3000UX, and a i386 for that matter. Now if C= would come out with a 68040 based UNIX box... yea, that's the ticket... - David K -- David Kessner - david@kessner.denver.co.us | 1135 Fairfax, Denver CO 80220 (303) 377-1801 (p.m.) | This space for rent. This is my system so I can say any damn thing I want! |