Xref: utzoo comp.windows.ms:12041 comp.sys.novell:1324 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!van-bc!ubc-cs!alberta!mts.ucs.UAlberta.CA!Myron_Wintonyk From: userWINO@mts.ucs.UAlberta.CA (Myron Wintonyk) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms,comp.sys.novell Subject: Re: Windows on diskless workstations Message-ID: Date: 17 Apr 91 22:13:24 GMT References: <1991Apr13.223145.21978@newsserver.sfu.ca> Organization: MTS Univ of Alberta Lines: 30 In article <1991Apr13.223145.21978@newsserver.sfu.ca>, rhone@newsserver.sfu.ca (Brock Rhone) writes: > >Does anyone out there have experience with Windows 3.0 on >diskless workstations? > ... I Do ... > >How serious would the performance hit be on >a small (and fairly lightly loaded) network like this? > We use an IBM PC-Net LAN, running Novell Netware, with 386 Clones without Hard Disks. Performance is a concern, but it isn't a real problem. Generally, Loading an application is slow (an extra 30-60 Seconds). However, once the application is loaded, it is quite quick. Also, once in a while (usually after "flipping") from the second loaded application for the first time, it seemingly hangs. However, it is actually doing something, and comes back after about 45 Seconds. One other odd problem that I have noted, If a user does not have about 3Mb of disk space available, Windows often reports "out of memory" when a large number of applications are opened (say 3+). Myron Wintonyk Faculty of Medicine, University of Albert