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From: gary@mit-eddie.UUCP (Gary Samad)
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Subject: Re: development environments
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Date: Mon, 30-Apr-84 21:50:57 EDT
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Posted: Mon Apr 30 21:50:57 1984
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As for your PC development environment:

1)  forget the PC with 2 floppies for any significant development.

2,3) the PC with hard disk (and RAM disk) makes compiling tolerable,
     but no data sharing and your PC is tied up for the minutes while compiling

4)  we are using 3COM file servers and XTs.  This works pretty well for 
    compiling with shared data; but, WATCH OUT: no file locking.  MSDOS
    assumes that you have complete control of the 'disk' and won't hesitate
    to munge blocks on the disk if 2 people try to access the same VOLUME,
    if even ONE is writing to it!

5)  we also use XTs as terminal emulators, talking to our VAX over a 19.2Kbaud
    serial line.  We cross C compile and download using MODEM7 protocol to
    debug.  We will soon be downloading over the Ethernet using Network
    Research's Fusion (X.25) protocol.  The multiprocessing ability is 
    indespensable!  This is my favorite.


	Gary Samad
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