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From: jk0@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Jason Coughlin)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Blitter with fork
Message-ID: <2972@sun.soe.clarkson.edu>
Date: 30 Apr 89 15:14:26 GMT
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From article <1162@uvm-gen.UUCP>, by ackerman@kira.uvm.edu (Steve Ackerman):
> 
> In article <458@prles2.UUCP> meulenbr@cstw01.prl.philips.nl (Frans Meulenbroeks) writes:
>>
>>I for me would rather prefer no size limitations.
[ .. stuff deleted .. ]
>>
>>Frans Meulenbroeks        (meulenbr@cst.prl.philips.nl)
> 
> My friend and I have been working on a swapper for Minix 1.3 PC.


	My understanding of the situation is that swapping doesn't have
anything to do with process SIZE on the PC (probably different on the
ST).  It will only allow you to run MORE processes.  VM anyone?

	Personally, I wouldn't want to run more processes in Minix.  I
have a 286 machine which is supposed to be close in speed to a Sun 3/50,
but if I get more than two processes running, the system CRAWLS!

--
Jason Coughlin
( jk0@sun.soe.clarkson.edu , jk0@clutx.BITNET, or whatever floats your boat! )