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- From: linstee@dutecaj.et.tudelft.nl (Erik van Linstee)
- Subject: Re: OS/2 bigot meets NT....
- Message-ID: <1992Dec25.180324.15834@donau.et.tudelft.nl>
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- Organization: Delft University of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering
- References: <1992Dec24.033418.28702@wam.umd.edu> <725210115snx@montage.UUCP> <1992Dec25.142615.3337@wam.umd.edu>
- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 18:03:24 GMT
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- rsrodger@wam.umd.edu (Yamanari) writes:
-
- >In article <725210115snx@montage.UUCP> platinum@montage.UUCP (Doug Swallow) writes:
- >>rsrodger@wam.umd.edu writes in article <1992Dec24.033418.28702@wam.umd.edu>:
- >>>
- >>> In article <1992Dec24.035348.26595@actrix.gen.nz> Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:
- >>> >the 125 meg drive. I have 8 megs of 70ns RAM and the system runs very much
- >>> >like OS/2 on 4 megs with no HPFS.
- >>>
- >>>
- >>> As it should. 8 megs is the NT minimum.
- >>>
- >>> Plus, you *should expect crashes*. Installing any OS,
- >>> NT or OS/2, is not the same as just plugging in an HD
- >>> with the os installed. It must be configured for your hardware
- >>> and your motherboard.
- >> ^^^^^^^^^^^
- >>
- >>You're the one who's FUDding now.
-
-
- > Nope. He has said himself that there is a big difference
- > between his machine and his friends: he has 1/2 the memory.
-
- > Let me give you an OS/2 parallel:
-
- > Install OS/2 2.0 on a 16 meg system. Adjust the cache sizes to
- > what is proper for a 16 megger (read: OS/2 isn't bright about
- > this)--you know, HPFS and the whole deal.
-
- Is it supposed to change your settings then whenever you change
- your amount of memory? On what bases should it do that? Is there
- some heuristic technique that allows it to choose a proper setting
- by itself? Would you want a system to change the parameters you
- have carefully selected? If you mean it could make a suggestion
- when it finds a change, I agree, but no more than that.
-
- > Take this system, back it up, and put it on a 6 megger. The
- > system will run so poorly and be so unstable that you'd think
- > OS/2 was written by a bunch of monkeys with typewriters.
-
- Let me see now. Having OS/2 installed on a 6 megger and then
- adjusting the memory settings of the 16 meg system would
- result in the exact same setup right? (If you think, wrong,
- quit reading, this is meant for those who understand)
- In other words, OS/2 becomes instable if you change your
- cache settings? I find that highly unlikely, and if indeed this
- would be the case, it shows poor programming. However,
- I see no reason for it to be so, since, the same effect would be
- gotten when the system becomes low on memory for other reasons,
- like too many jobs. Response time does go down (hence the
- poorly) but it does not affect stability. Stability is not a
- function of memory available, so the system is most likely to
- remain as stable or unstable as it was before the memory change.
- I am sure this is easy enough to understand.
-
- Erik
-