greg (07/18/82)
Can anyone tell me what kind of performance benefits I can expect by upgrading from a standard V7 distribution (DEC) to 2.8BSD (this is for an 11/44 (Looks to software like a 70))? Also, am I right in thinking that 2.8BSD is the distribution with the external buffer pool, hashed buffer list/ilist and 1k block filesystem? (The only info I have currently is some blurb about it in ';login' (usenix newsletter)) The article was vague about this point and I thought that they might have been talking about a USGS version of V7. Currently we can handle about 12 users with no big problems and I would like to know what I can expect with 2.8BSD. Also, has anyone had any experience with bringing it up on a 44? Thanks, Greg Travis Institute for Social Research Bloomington, In 47401 mail to: decvax!pur-ee!isrnix!greg -or- decvax!pur-ee!iuvax!isrnix!greg