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- From: gaia@wam.umd.edu (L. Anathea Brooks)
- Subject: nbuf=64/128 theory
- Message-ID: <1992Nov8.130418.19237@wam.umd.edu>
- Keywords: buffers nbuf
- Sender: rdelucca@rosemary.uucp.jhu.edu
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- Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
- Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 13:04:18 GMT
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- I've changed my boot params using nbuf=128 or rather
- nbu=128 because of 12 character limit.
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- Now, I know this will speed up long compilations, perhaps
- various sorts of number crunching. BUT is there any advantage
- or speed gain in workaday world? I notice none, and wonder if
- the memory used by the buffer might be better used as just
- plain old memory.
-
- I ask because I keep hearing people exclaim: "Change buffer
- size in boot params! You'll be amazed!" I'm not. BTW I have
- (only) 16 megs of memory in this NS Turbo.
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- This has been discussed but only as per instructions to change
- parameters, not vis a vis advantages/disadvantages.
-
- Notice that when I say workaday world I'm not referring to compiling
- code, which of course is part of the day's work for some.
-
- Thanks
-
- Robert de Lucca
- NExtmail rdelucca@rosemary.uucp.jhu.edu
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