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In article <1992Nov5.113540.1@uwovax.uwo.ca>, brent@uwovax.uwo.ca (Brent Sterner) writes:
>    Just curious about memory demands for alpha.  I'm running a VAX 4500
> with 128 MB memory.  Of that, SHO MEM tells me "38393 pages are permanently
> allocated to VMS".  How big is VMS on an alpha system?  (Perhaps someone with
> an alpha could post the last line from SHO MEM, though it might be misleading
> if there is a lot of dbugging code still in place.  

This doesn't make any sense.  You seem to be under the impression that the
pages permanently allocated to VMS is fixed depending on the VMS version number
and the hardware platform.  Far from it!  It's based a lot on what SYSGEN
parameters you have set to what values - a system configured for a large number
of users will typically have more overhead pages than small-user systems.

> Does a typical user (VAXC or FORTRAN) program require more or less memory on
> an alpha system?

More.  It stands to reason that every executable will be larger in size.  If
you have a reduced instruction set, it's obvious that you'll normally need more
instructions to do the same job.

Disclaimer:  I haven't played with an Alpha yet - I'm basing my last paragraph
on theory, not practical experience.

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