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From: mwm@eris.berkeley.edu (Mike Meyer)
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Subject: Re: Easy of programming, Mac, Amiga
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Date: Thu, 9-Oct-86 19:08:05 EDT
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In article <7761B5U@PSUVMB> B5U@PSUVMB.BITNET writes:
> the $1200 figure quoted; but for what purpose other than perhaps a BBS can I
> find a reason, unless you want a virtual micro :-) ), available software,

Because I want the LISP program I'm working on, the visual editor
(written in LISP, of course), the LISP help system, the LISP compiler,
and the LISP debugging/windowing system in memory. Of course, a
terminal emulator so I can monitor mail on the mainframe at work would
be nice, also. I'm just afraid that 4Meg won't be enough....

On the more serious side, Sun 3's with less than 4Meg are slow (but
they're running Unix), and a Slime running release 7 needs 4MegaWords
(36 bit words) to get good response out of it. And these systems
*HAVE* virtual memory.

	"Given the choice between more memory and faster disk,
		always take more memory."
	<mike