joer@nscpdc.NSC.COM (Joe Rawlings ) (01/23/88)
In article <1558@mmm.UUCP> schultz@mmm.UUCP (John C Schultz) writes: Hello John, I haven't heard from you in a long, long time. >and the poor streaming capability of the tape drive. I have asked Natl for >a little help on these performance issuses which has resulted in a >resounding "thud". There are ways to improve performance of several of the different UNIX utilities (tar, cpio, etc.), There is no way to improve the limitations of the devices used (SCSI only goes so fast, cartridge tapes can only APPROXIMATE streaming, etc.). >P.S. I have ported (pretty simple) GNU EMACS 18.49 to my system and could >post the changes if others have not done this. (running V2.2) The biggest >problem is that ulimit() is broken on the ICM system library. You have an OLD version of the software! Call Jim Hervey at (408) 721-8085 to order the upgraded Software and Firmware. Additionally, if your CPU board is very old, you may want (or need) to get it upgraded to the current revision level (which fixes some bugs that hinder I/O). Be sure to ask Jim whether or not your board revision level will work with the version of the software you are getting. Call me when you get the upgraded goodies and we will discuss performance issues. JR -- * Joe Rawlings nsc!nscpdc!joer * * ICM Product Support 1-800-222-2433 (outside Oregon) * * Portland Development Center (503)-629-4414 (Oregon/World) *