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From: healyzh_at_aracnet.com <(healyzh_at_aracnet.com)>
Date: Thu Apr 5 23:09:27 2001

> No, I thought the only difference would be the processor architecture, just
> like NetBSD ports. Mind you, a RISC processor might require some more RAM, but
> over a hundred megs?

Well, keep in mind you can run OpenVMS with DECwindows on a 16MB MicroVAX II
system, but that doesn't mean you're going to get acceptable performance.
Actually I'm not sure what kind of performance you'll get, I've not tried to
run V7.2 w/DECwindows on anything less than a VAXstation 4000/vlc. I know
people have run it in even less RAM than that even though it's not
supported.

Also as far as I know the VAX DECwindows install doesn't include CDE (Common
Desktop Environment) which is something of a pig.

BTW, you can install OpenVMS V7.2 on an Alpha with only 64MB of RAM (I've
heard it won't install on a system with less). However, again that doesn't
mean you'll enjoy it. So the minimum RAM requirements are 16MB for VAX and
64MB for Alpha.

> There is a IIGPX at the usergroup, might be fun to put that screen to better
> use than running an enormous NetBSD console.

Go for it, but you might want to run an earlier version of VMS if you can
find it. But even V7.2 is a better use for it than NetBSD :^) After all
the only DEC hardware NetBSD belongs on are the MIPS based boxes :^)

                                Zane
Received on Thu Apr 05 2001 - 23:09:27 BST