davis@ncrclt.Dayton.NCR.COM (07/17/90)
> From: uunet!labtam.oz!nigel@cmsfl (Nigel Harwood) > Date: 12 Jul 90 22:06:39 GMT > > Does anyone know if NCRs release 3 has a minimum memory requirement ? > > I am sure I read somewhere that generally SYS V.3 UNIX required > at least 4 MB but I can't remember where. > > NCR locally tell me that the minimum requirement for memory is > 2 MB for release 3 but that if we want to actually use it we need 4 MB. > > The point I want to clarify about this is what is the official > minimum requirement for release 3 irregardless of what expansion > must be done for actual user applications. > > Regards > -- > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Nigel Harwood >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > << Post: Coles Myer Ltd, PO Box 2000 Tooronga 3146, Australia >> > << Phone: +61 3 829 6090 E-mail: nigel@cnw01.storesys.coles.oz.au >> > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nigel, from the experience I have had with VARS I would say that even if it isn't official I would not put a V.3 unix version on our towers out without at least 8MB of memory and then be prepared to increase the swap space as well. This is because of the new way demand paging is handled under V.3 which demands more memory up front. Susan Davis ncrclt CMD >