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From: shwake@raysnec.UUCP (Ray Shwake)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Is this a reasonable platform for SCO Unix?
Message-ID: <307@raysnec.UUCP>
Date: 25 Apr 91 16:58:32 GMT
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chas@stax.uchicago.edu (Charles Blair) writes:


>Admittedly, the machine has only 4 MB memory (we'll install more, but
>the dealer said 4 MB was sufficient if we didn't push it). However, I
>wonder whether upgrading to 6 or 8 MB will alter performance
>sufficiently to make a real difference. Right now the unit might keep
>up with an old 4.77MHz PC running MS-DOS, but no more, in terms of how
>it looks to the user (obviously, it's doing a lot more).

	We just installed Open Desktop 1.1 on an AST/386 33, with 8 MB
of RAM, and I've been sorely disappointed with the performance. Compiles
run well, and have yet to install the networking components, much less
the Ingress. DOS runs slowly - and serial connections are pathetic - but
one most notes the lack of response in the ODT-VIEW (windows) component.
Your 16 MHz AST Bravo could only run worse.

	Perhaps those who have run ISC's Architech alternative on similar
(or smaller) platforms could post their impressions.

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