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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.misc:4294 comp.os.linux.misc:30881 Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!pipex!uknet!info!iialan From: iialan@iifeak.swan.ac.uk (Alan Cox) Subject: Re: How fast? [was: ... slugish ...] Message-ID: <D06sH3.6IM@info.swan.ac.uk> Sender: news@info.swan.ac.uk Nntp-Posting-Host: iifeak.swan.ac.uk Organization: Institute For Industrial Information Technology References: <1994Nov28.194617.18912@system9.unisys.com> <3bf6ou$pm7@wup-gate.wup.de> <MICHAELV.94Nov29200545@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> Date: Fri, 2 Dec 1994 14:05:27 GMT Lines: 18 In article <MICHAELV.94Nov29200545@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com (Michael L. VanLoon) writes: >Definitely. You're not really comparing the OS as much there, but >just waiting on the disk. I think you'd want at least 8MB RAM to test >the systems with... Actually a 4Mb machine benchmark is a good idea. It'll show you how efficient the system is and how well it pages. Having an 8Mb and 4Mb pair would I feel be highly instructive. Its not as if you have to pull RAM chips, you does tell the kernel mem=.... Alan -- ..-----------,,----------------------------,,----------------------------,, // Alan Cox // iialan@www.linux.org.uk // GW4PTS@GB7SWN.#45.GBR.EU // ``----------'`--[Anti Kibozing Signature]-'`----------------------------'' One two three: Kibo, Lawyer, Refugee :: Green card, Compaq come read me...