jab@uokvax.UUCP (07/14/84)
#N:uokvax:6100036:000:855
uokvax!jab Jul 13 19:06:00 1984
I just spoke with a couple of people who poo-poo'ed an article on
a machine being VERY SLOW because "they undoubtedly had it configured
poorly."
That's silly, but from now on, if you submit an article saying "the
XXX machine seems to be a good price, but the {disk,terminal handler,
tape,bus,cpu,...} is too slow" PLEASE include the following:
i) A brief configuration, such as the compile-time options
like "maxusers" on a 4.X system or "buffers" on a System V
system or "NBUF" on a Research system (and the like)
ii) The simplest benchmark program that demonstrates your point.
I am referring to Ron Natalie's article, but I've seen this several
times. Ron's mistake was giving anybody an "out" of any kind. (If I
had a nickel for every time I made that mistake, I'd not have to worry
about buying Lottery tickets.)
Jeff Bowles
Lisle, IL