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From: shelby@rtech.UUCP (Shelby Thornton)
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Subject: Re: 3B performance query
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Date: Thu, 30-May-85 01:52:16 EDT
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> I have heard it said that the relative performance of the 3b machines
> can be summed up as follows:  the number following the '3b' part is
> the number of users.

The person who came up with that must have been an optimist :-)

> 	development -- concurrent compilation, editting, linking, etc.

On a 2 or 5, don't bother.

> 	word proc.  -- no development, nroff-troff
> 	word proc.  -- no development, WhatYouSeeIsWhatYouGet programs

The 2 is suppose to be o.k., forget the 5.

> 	comm appls  -- uucp server

If you don't mind it being slow...

Notice that I made no mention of a 3b20.  It's suppose to be a decent
machine but I have had no exposure to it.  The 3b5 makes a great paper-
weight and the 3b2 makes a cute little toy.


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