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From: phil@vaxphw.enet.dec.com (Phil Hunt)
Newsgroups: comp.os.rsts
Subject: Re: Hardware for rsts/e
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Date: 1 Jul 91 03:27:07 GMT
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In article <1991Jun25.223433.1525@spcvxb.spc.edu>, killeen@spcvxb.spc.edu (Jeff Killeen) writes...
}In article <23792@shlump.lkg.dec.com>, koning@koning.enet.dec.com (Paul Koning) writes:
}> 
}> |>
}> |>   what is the minimum hardware needed to run rsts/e??
}> 
}> In a nutshell, RSTS/E requires memory management, a minimum of 124 KW of
}> memory, and EIS (Mul/Div instructions).  You need enough disk space for
}> the basic system files plus whatever utilities you decide to have.  If you
}> cut extensively it can fit on quite a small disk (a couple of thousand
}> blocks) though the standard installation procedure isn't built for that
}> and expects more (again, see the SPD).
} 
}Gee it sounds like the right kind of RSTS wizard could hack it to run on 
}something as small as a PRO-350 or PRO-380...

I'm not saying a word!!!!!!
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