unix and memory, sigh (was Re: What Happens If You Have > 9 Meg??

[Randell Jesup]

In article <1991Jan26.054948.715 at kessner.denver.co.us> kessner!david at csn.org (David D. Kessner) writes:
>	My ESIX (System V 3.2.2) kernal is 770K
>	It takes 2 meg just to boot, after all the dameons,mail and other
>		network drivers are loaded.
>	Bring up X Windows with MOTIF, open Xclock, Xbiff, and three Xterms
>		and your total RAM useage is just under 8 meg. (one user!)
>	The average X-program is one meg of executable.

	Don't forget that SysVR4 has shared libraries.  I'm told that X
is ok in 4 meg, Open Look in 8 meg.

>Also.  How can you not run X-Windows on an Amiga/UNIX?  It's not like your
>console's native mode isn't ggraphical windows or something... :)'

	Amiga Unix also has N virtual terminals available by hitting the
function keys (even if you have X up).  That helps reduce the amount you
need to load X down, and makes it far more useful than most Unix boxes
when running without a windowing system.

-- 
Randell Jesup, Keeper of AmigaDos, Commodore Engineering.
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