dmd@tty3b.UUCP (06/10/83)
I have a number of different computers and software applications and wonder if anyone on the net knows of a panacea solution. We have about 230 UNIX terminals scattered over PDP-11/70 and 3B20S processors. We plan to add users over the next few years and expect the number of users to double for UNIX. We have a couple of VAX-11/780 processors that are utilized fully for integrated circuit design and circuit board design applications. These machines run the BTL Integrated Circuit Design Aids and SCI-CARDS. The DEC VMS operating system is used here. In addition we are wanting to add the capability to run ANSYS, NASTRAN and UNIGRAPHICS CAD/CAM tools on equipment yet to be purchased. I want to know if there are any large computers in use that have been successful in serving all of the above users simultaneously on the same host with good user response time. If so, I want to compare the centralized solution with our decentralized solution to determine which is better. Please send replies to otuxa!tty3b!dmd or call me directly at 312-982-3579. (also Cornet 362-3579) Dennis Dugan, Teletype Corp., 5555 Touhy Ave, Skokie Ill, 60077, Dept 9784.