fzsitvay@techbook.com (Frank Zsitvay) (06/19/91)
what is the minimum hardware needed to run rsts/e?? how many users can reasonably be supported?? and finally, what pdp-11 hardware can rsts/e take advantage of?? (or, put another way, what is the maximum amount of memory the system can manage, disk space, etc. etc.) -- fzsitvay@techbook.COM - but don't quote me on that.... No wonder I can't hold a regular sleeping schedule. My subconcious mind knows we are only one well-placed bullet from having Quayle as president.
koning@koning.enet.dec.com (Paul Koning) (06/24/91)
|> |> what is the minimum hardware needed to run rsts/e?? Needed, or supported? For an answer about what's supported, read the SPD. In a nutshell, RSTS/E requires memory management, a minimum of 124 KW of memory, and EIS (Mul/Div instructions). You need enough disk space for the basic system files plus whatever utilities you decide to have. If you cut extensively it can fit on quite a small disk (a couple of thousand blocks) though the standard installation procedure isn't built for that and expects more (again, see the SPD). |> how many users can reasonably be supported?? Depends on what your standards are. When I was in college we ran up to 14 users on an 11/20. Response time was, to put it mildly, "rather slow". If you have a 22-bit processor and a decent amount of memory (half a meg, perhaps) then 64 users is certainly doable. Whether it's fast enough is a matter of taste. |> and finally, what pdp-11 hardware can rsts/e take advantage of?? |> (or, put another way, what is the maximum amount of memory the system |>can manage, disk space, etc. etc.) All the memory, all the disk space (note that some of the largest disks work only with very recent versions, check SPD for details). Most any other peripherals, except that there is some exotic stuff that only RSX understands. |>-- |>fzsitvay@techbook.COM - but don't quote me on that.... paul
killeen@spcvxb.spc.edu (Jeff Killeen) (06/26/91)
In article <23792@shlump.lkg.dec.com>, koning@koning.enet.dec.com (Paul Koning) writes: > > |> > |> what is the minimum hardware needed to run rsts/e?? > > In a nutshell, RSTS/E requires memory management, a minimum of 124 KW of > memory, and EIS (Mul/Div instructions). You need enough disk space for > the basic system files plus whatever utilities you decide to have. If you > cut extensively it can fit on quite a small disk (a couple of thousand > blocks) though the standard installation procedure isn't built for that > and expects more (again, see the SPD). Gee it sounds like the right kind of RSTS wizard could hack it to run on something as small as a PRO-350 or PRO-380...
terry@spcvxb.spc.edu (Terry Kennedy, Operations Mgr.) (06/26/91)
In article <1991Jun25.223433.1525@spcvxb.spc.edu>, killeen@spcvxb.spc.edu (Jeff Killeen) writes: > Gee it sounds like the right kind of RSTS wizard could hack it to run on > something as small as a PRO-350 or PRO-380... Like the GPK mods? 8-) Terry Kennedy Operations Manager, Academic Computing terry@spcvxa.bitnet St. Peter's College, US terry@spcvxa.spc.edu (201) 915-9381
nolan@twg.com (Nolan Hinshaw) (06/27/91)
killeen@spcvxb.spc.edu (Jeff Killeen) writes: [Configuration stuff for RSTS/E] >Gee it sounds like the right kind of RSTS wizard could hack it to run on >something as small as a PRO-350 or PRO-380... I know someone who did. He supported 4 or 5 users for a few months until he picked up a surplus 11/70 AND wired his garage. -- Nolan Hinshaw Internet: nolan@twg.com The Wollongong Group Dingalingnet: (415)962-7197 Piobairi Uillean, San Francisco Is mise mo drumadoir eile fein!
phil@vaxphw.enet.dec.com (Phil Hunt) (07/01/91)
In article <1991Jun25.223433.1525@spcvxb.spc.edu>, killeen@spcvxb.spc.edu (Jeff Killeen) writes... }In article <23792@shlump.lkg.dec.com>, koning@koning.enet.dec.com (Paul Koning) writes: }> }> |> }> |> what is the minimum hardware needed to run rsts/e?? }> }> In a nutshell, RSTS/E requires memory management, a minimum of 124 KW of }> memory, and EIS (Mul/Div instructions). You need enough disk space for }> the basic system files plus whatever utilities you decide to have. If you }> cut extensively it can fit on quite a small disk (a couple of thousand }> blocks) though the standard installation procedure isn't built for that }> and expects more (again, see the SPD). } }Gee it sounds like the right kind of RSTS wizard could hack it to run on }something as small as a PRO-350 or PRO-380... I'm not saying a word!!!!!! ================================================================== Phil Hunt "Wherever you go, there you are!!!" Digital Equipment Corporation Phone: (508)486-6783 ENET: VAXPHW::PHIL USENET: phil@vaxphw.enet.dec.com MOREUSENET: phil%vaxphw.dec@decwrl.enet.dec.com EVENMORE: ....!decwrl!dec-vaxphw!phil