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From: pavlov@canisius.UUCP (Greg Pavlov)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: Re: DECsystems as timesharing systems
Message-ID: <3230@canisius.UUCP>
Date: 25 Feb 91 04:43:53 GMT
References: <26921@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> <1991Feb20.161539.1175@portia.Stanford.EDU>
Organization: Canisius College, Buffalo N.Y. 14208
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In article <1991Feb20.161539.1175@portia.Stanford.EDU>, kocks@jessica.stanford.edu (Peter Kocks) writes:
> 
> One problem ---  dec3100 is slow when it comes to having multiple,
> running, background jobs.  It is much, much, faster to run one job and
> then another, vs. two jobs at once. ..... 

  Everyone's job mix is unique.  In our case, we found the above to be primarily
  due to disk i/o, especially if using DEC's standard-issue RZ55 disk.  DEC hel-
  ped that some with a PROM upgrade.  
 
  We improved the situation quite a bit by adding memory - and buying third-
  party disks  (tho the RZ56 and RZ57 are also more competent, expensive as 
  well).

  pavlov@stewart.fstrf.org


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