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From: skrenta@amix.commodore.com (Rich Skrenta)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga 2500UX ??
Message-ID: <1231@amix.commodore.com>
Date: 5 Mar 91 14:31:51 GMT
References: <1991Mar5.054615.26136@kessner.denver.co.us>
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Organization: Commodore-Amiga Unix Development
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david@kessner.denver.co.us (David Kessner) writes:

> Hmmm.  We have used several A3000's running UNIX.  It seems that 8 meg FAST
> RAM and 1 meg CHIP is JUST BARELY ENOUGH...  With 4 meg FAST, and 2 CHIP it
> is swapping several meg of virtual memory (once Openlook is brought up).
                                                  ^^^^^^^^

I think at least 8 meg of ram is a requirement to run X on any platform.

> I have not used Amiga UNIX for an extended period of time-- so how do you
> put up with 5 meg of RAM?  Isnt compiling a bare/slow?

If you don't swap, it won't be any slower than with 8 meg.  And if you
don't use X, it won't swap...  :-)

Rich
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