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- From: strange@zk3.dec.com (Steve Strange)
- Subject: Re: sys7 (also 7.0 vs. 7.0.1)
- In-Reply-To: timlin@spot.Colorado.EDU's message of Wed, 2 Sep 1992 03:53:44 GMT
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- Organization: Digital Equipment Corp.
- References: <1992Sep2.035344.14731@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
- Date: 2 Sep 92 10:04:03
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- In article <1992Sep2.035344.14731@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> timlin@spot.Colorado.EDU (Michael Timlin) writes:
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-
- Well, I recently had my mac at work switched to sys7 and now need to
- decide about my mac here at home. (IIsi 3/40 w/coprocessor 12"BW)
-
- > About sys7:
- > 1. Should I be concerned about RAM? sys7 will need about 2meg
- > and I'm concerned that I'll leave myself short on RAM even
- > with virtual memory. (PS how slow is VM?)
-
- You definitely should be concerned about the RAM -- I wouldn't try
- running sys7 on a IIsi until I upgraded to 5 Mb. (BTW, 4 1MB SIMMs
- costs about $100, less if used) You can do it w/3Mb, but you won't be able
- to run more than one big app at one time.
-
- VM isn't too bad on speed, but it takes a lot of disk space -- which
- would be a concern with a 40Mb drive. Obviously things will run a bit
- faster w/o VM running.
-
-
- > 2. Will the BW moitor be a problem with sys7? It isn't a big deal
- > now.
-
- No, it won't be a problem. You'll just be missing a bit more than you
- were w/ sys6, since you get those spiffy color icons in sys7.
-
- > 7.0 vs. 7.0.1
- > 1. At work 7.0 w/tuneup was installed. Should I go with 7.0 to
- > be consistent between the machines, or is 7.0.1 worth the
- > inconsistency.
-
- > 2. What all is the difference?
-
- I believe 7.0.1 was just an upgrade to support the Quadras, you don't
- need to use it on a IIsi. But there's no harm in using it -- the
- differences between 7.0 and 7.0.1 are minor.
-
- Steve
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