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Article #5738Using DS3100 as a minicomputer?
From: Steve Wampler
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 1990 21:14
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 1990 21:14
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I posted this query earlier, but am reasonable certain that it
did not make it out to the real world. My apologies if this
is a repeat...
Has anyone had any experience with using a DECstation 3100
as a replacement for a minicomputer (i.e. with typical
minicomputer use)? To be specific - we're thinking of replacing
our two student uVAX-II machines with a single 3100 (say with
24MB of memory and 1GB of disk). I know the DS3100 has the
raw horsepower to more than replace the 2 older machines, but
was wondering if there was a 'performance knee' that would
catch us with, oh say, typical loads of 15-20 students doing
student (undergrad) type things (no window-stuff - they have
vt100 terminals).
I'd be especially grateful for 'hands-on' experiences from
people who have tried this sort of thing...
Thanks! If there is any interest, I'll post a summary (assuming
I get some response, of course).
--
Steve Wampler
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!asuvax!noao!arizona!naucse!sbw From: sbw@naucse.UUCP (Steve Wampler) Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec,comp.unix.ultrix Subject: Using DS3100 as a minicomputer? Message-ID: <1940@naucse.UUCP> Date: 11 Mar 90 21:14:52 GMT Organization: Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ Lines: 23