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From: bruce@mdi386.UUCP (Bruce A. McIntyre)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: 386 word processor performance
Summary: We use LYRIX for 8-10 users, but would like WORD
Keywords: word wordperfect xenix 386
Message-ID: <66@mdi386.UUCP>
Date: 20 May 89 14:21:26 GMT
References: <2161@thor.acc.stolaf.edu>
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Organization: Wells Computer Systems Corp., Levittown, Pa. 19058
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In article <2161@thor.acc.stolaf.edu>, mackenzi@thor.acc.stolaf.edu (David MacKenzie) writes:
> How are WordPerfect and Microsoft Word on resource use on 386's?
> What's people's experience about the number of users that can comfortably
> use them without bogging the Unix/Xenix system down (using, say, 4 meg of
> RAM and a smart multiport serial card)?
> David MacKenzie
> mackenzi@thor.stolaf.edu or edf@rocky2.rockefeller.edu
We use Lyrix here, because when we set this system up, there was no WORD
or WORDPERFECT for this environment.  Our setup is similar, 16mhz 80386
with SCO386 Lyrix 5.0 and 4MB memory.  The terminals are all IBM3151's in
VT100 mode.  There are some performance problems, but ususally because
someone is running SCOPRO.  We are going to add a MACII for Publishing,
and would like to incorporate it into the system, and are looking into
using WORD, as PAGEMAKER knows about WORD files... Any comment, has anyone
done this?
bruce
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