Aaaaahhhh... 'Tis Good to be Back!!!

Good Grief! The most any Alpha on my home cluster has is 112MB and my best Alpha only has 96MB because the RAM is so blasted expensive! I've found that a Alpha with 80MB is about the same as a VAX with 16MB, and don't even consider DECwindows in less than 80MB (and you won't see good performance till 112MB). The 96MB machine is a 21164/333 feels about like the 21064/225 with 112MB under general workstation use (though running a processor intensive app would be faster). Now if I could just get another 128MB, a 24-bit graphics card, and 100Mbit Ethernet that 21164 would scream, BUT it would basically be cheaper to just get a newer/better system :^( I've not gone after any of the big VAXen I've had a shot at because they'd take space away from my PDP's :^) Besides I suspect that much RAM is overkill for a home VAX :^) Zane | Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Adminstrator | | healyzh(a)aracnet.com (primary) | Linux Enthusiast | | healyzh(a)holonet.net (alternate) | Classic Computer Collector | +----------------------------------+----------------------------+ | Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, | | and Zane's Computer Museum. | | http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ |