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- From: scotte@cdsac.uucp (L. Scott Emmons)
- Subject: Re: XterminalServer ratio wanted
- Message-ID: <Sep15.172733.15469@cdsac.uucp>
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- Date: 15 Sep 1992 17:27:33 GMT
- References: <1992Sep1.200609.15078@progress.com> <1836euINNaqs@earlybird.think.com> <1992Sep12.201312.3019@tybse1.uucp>
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- In article <1992Sep12.201312.3019@tybse1.uucp> swhite@tybse1.uucp (William C. "Spike" White) writes:
- >In my opinion, Xterminals place a significant load on the server's resources
- >and should be figured in.
-
- I think the architecture of the machine and network are factors which
- need to be looked at. We run an Xstationonly environment on IBM
- RS/6000s over an ethernet network, with several Xstations per RS6000;
- each programmer doing heavy software development. The Xstations seem
- to make no impact on system performance, certainly not from a user's
- standpoint. The RS6000's always have plenty MIPS to burn.
-
- Xstations make for a very nice environment, especially with megapixel
- displays (don't go with anything smaller than a 19" monitor!).
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- L. Scott Emmons
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