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From: samurai@cs.mcgill.ca (Darcy BROCKBANK)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Memory
Message-ID: <1991Jun17.160651.14461@cs.mcgill.ca>
Date: 17 Jun 91 16:06:51 GMT
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In article <1991Jun15.085335.4605@neon.Stanford.EDU> zimmer@calvin.stanford.edu (Andrew Zimmerman) writes:
>Maybe I didn't make myself clear in my original posting.  I have
>heard conflicting reports whether additional memory makes a significant
>performance improvement on the NeXT.  As such, I asked for specific metrics  
>of improvement, not for comments like
>  it's OK if it takes 4 minutes to print a page,
>  10 minutes to log in, etc.
>Such comments really don't help, and only clutter the already overcrowded
>newsgroup.  

What clutters the newsgroup is quoting the entire article and adding a
couple of comments at the end. I found EPS's comments meaningful. Everything
speeds up considerably on memory upgrade.

>BTW, I do use my NeXT like a you-know-what computer (a DEC 3100).  Even with
>the 8 Meg limit, I'm pretty happy with it.  

That is too bad. Why don't you just stick with the DEC then? 

I just had my memory upgraded from 8M to 16M on a networked cube, and using
it is heaven! Logging in is VERY fast, and keeping multiple applications 
running is more realistic. Edit does not have to go to disk each time it
opens a window. I can keep Apps hidden, and in memory so they are there
when I ask for them.

I think that the sports car analogy is good. What can you do with the fast
engine if you are always stopped for gas?

- db