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From: csmith@cscs.UUCP (Craig E. Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.windows.x
Subject: X386 question (how does it compare?)
Summary: Is X386 1.1 worth the trouble of upgrading from Roell's old server?
Keywords: X,X386
Message-ID: <1991Apr6.201428.21866@cscs.UUCP>
Date: 6 Apr 91 20:14:28 GMT
Organization: CS Computer Systems, Hudson, MA, USA
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I have recently gotten Thomas Roell's X386 1.1 source distribution,
and I am wondering if it is worthwhile to try upgrading from my
existing server. I am now running Thomas Roell's old server (from
about a year ago) which I ported to my Zenith Z-386 machine running
Intel (formerly Bell Technologies) System V/386 Release 3.2, with
the original Zenith VGA card. I don't have TCP/IP, and use only
STREAMS connections. I am very happy with the old server, but if
X386 is significantly better, I might try to set it up when I have
time. What are the differences between the two servers? Is the new
one significantly better? I am particularly interested in differences
in speed, memory usage, and stability (under certain conditions I have
problems with lock-ups on the old server, but it doesn't happen often
enough to cause me to track down and fix the problem).


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