VAX/VMS V5.5-2 Memory Requirements

From: ajp166 <ajp166_at_bellatlantic.net>
Date: Wed Aug 30 17:54:05 2000

Run with 8mb, at 4mb it's going to be slow! If the VR260 is out use a
terminal
line, you can still run DECwindows later (or not).

Allison


-----Original Message-----
From: healyzh_at_aracnet.com <healyzh_at_aracnet.com>
To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 2:11 PM
Subject: Re: VAX/VMS V5.5-2 Memory Requirements


>> V5.x wants 4mb minimum to run. It can be tricked into three
>> but dont try. I'd run just the 8mb board if backplane space is an
issue as
>> that is a comfortable config for 5.5. FYI: more memory helps only a
tiny
>> bit unless the machine is fairly loaded with users/apps.
>>
>> Allison
>
>Since it's a II/RC backplane space is an issue :^) Thanks for the info.
>I'll probably try it with a 4MB board as I'm trying to run with as
minimal
>of a configuration as possible so I can play with system tuning on this
>system. Of course all this depends on getting the VR260 back up and
>running.
>
> Zane
>
Received on Wed Aug 30 2000 - 17:54:05 BST