Alphastation 255 question..

From: healyzh_at_aracnet.com <(healyzh_at_aracnet.com)>
Date: Thu Oct 12 20:03:29 2000

Allison wrote:
> From: healyzh_at_aracnet.com <healyzh_at_aracnet.com>
>
> >Beware, I found that it was painful to run Netscape on a Tru64 system
> with
> >96MB. Tru64 seems to be even more of a memory pig than OpenVMS.
>
>
> VMS isn't a memory pig. Alpha however was aimed at big apps and isn't
> as byte efficient as VAX so it tends to consume 2x-4x the ram. The
> design
> goal of Alpha was big address space for even bigger apps like gigabyte
> or even terabyte sized databases.
>
> A VAX with 64-128 mb is a big (memory wise) machine. Besides 7.2 runs
> just fine in the MVII with 9mb!

I think you know what I mean :^) The system in question is an Alpha, and on
Alpha's OpenVMS is a memory pig! A quick (SHO CLUS) shows that my 24MB
VAXstation 4000/VLC is sitting at 60% memory usage, the AlphaStation 500/333
with 96MB that doesn't have DECwindows loaded on the system is sitting at
69%, unfortunatly I don't have either of the workstations with 112MB up at
the moment as but running DECwindows I believe they'll be at about 80%,
IIRC. Of course my main system is only at 20% :^)

I understand why OpenVMS on an Alpha uses so much memory as opposed to on a
VAX, however, the fact remains, it's a memory hog, and like I said based on
my very limited Tru64 experience it seems even worse on the exact same
hardware.

                        Zane
Received on Thu Oct 12 2000 - 20:03:29 BST