Risc System/6000

[Phil Windley/20000000]

In article <1148 at gort.cs.utexas.edu> jason at cs.utexas.edu (Jason Martin Levitt) writes:


   Let's get real on these prices folks. A 120 MB disk? That *might*
   work if your user directories are mounted with NFS.  I don't know the exact
   numbers, but I bet after AIX 3.x and Xwindows is loaded plus swap
   space, 120MB is barely adequate. 

   Add a SCSI adapter and large hard disk please == $$$$$.

   I doubt IBM will have their diskless version working well for quite a
   while. Anyone know the exact disk space requirements? Recommended swap
   space?


First you complain about 120Mb being too small and then you want diskless.
I've used RT's with a 70MB disk with user files NFS mounted.  I'd rather
have thsi configuration than a diskless product.  System stuff goes much
faster.   

Of course big disks cost money, but that's true of any system.  So what's
your gripe?


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