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From: guy%gorodish@Sun.COM (Guy Harris)
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Subject: Re: Shared libraries (Was: Re: Big Programs Hurt Performance)
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Date: Sun, 4-Oct-87 20:14:37 EDT
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>  --dave (ever notice that sV and 4.3 are *bigger* than Multics) c-b

OK:

	1) What are the definitions of "sV", "4.3", and "Multics" here?  Do you
	   mean the kernel (in the case of the UNIX systems) and the hardcore
	   supervisor (in the case of Multics), or do you mean the entire
	   system in all cases?

	   If you mean the former, is the Multics TCP/IP code part of the
	   hardcore supervisor?  If so, are you comparing the sizes of 4.3 with
	   TCP/IP and Multics with TCP/IP, both without TCP/IP, or are you
	   comparing apples and oranges?

	2) With the aforementioned questions answered, what *are* the sizes in
	   question?
	Guy Harris
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