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From: Keith Chalk <kwc@sys.uea.ac.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Max number of Processes?
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 16:43:27 +0000
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Hi,
I'm wanting to run NetBSD on a Mac (LCII with 68030, 10Mb ram). Does 
anyone know the limit on the number of processes that can be run at 
the same time? Is it a function of the memory available, and if so, 
what? I can't find anything on this in the FAQs.

I'm running some interactive multi-process stuff, and would like to 
use as many processes as possible. Currently about 15 on a DEC Alpha, 
soon to be about 50+. Is 50 processes too much to hope for my humble 
LC? I suspect it is, but would like to know if anyone has any figures 
on process limits. Thanks,
Keith.
kwc@sys.uea.ac.uk