Subject: Re: Vax up and running!
To: Dave McGuire <mcguire@neurotica.com>
From: Jacob Suter <jsuter@moon.intrastar.net>
List: port-vax
Date: 10/13/1997 16:09:09
> Just to put your mind at ease here...16mb on a VAX processor is very
> reasonable...The VAX is a highly-CISC machine, and as such, it's very
> memory-efficient. I've found that, under normal operating conditions,
> 16mb on a VAX acts more like 24mb or maybe even 32mb on a SPARC or
> other common RISC processor. For normal applications, 16mb should be
> quite reasonable. More is, of course, always better, but you
> shouldn't feel pain without it. :-)
Well so far it hasn't gone into swap... I dunno if it even mounted the
swap file :)
> > Well, I'm off to learn vi (or compile jove or pico - yes I am a lamer) :)
>
> Ach...Use emacs, man! It's even got a new command..."M-x improve-sex-life".
> How can a guy go wrong?
Well, I would, but, like, I can't compile! I'm either clueless or need to
finish installing it (I have hard drives and would love to use them :) or
something.. Is there an install doc around somewhere? I can do the rest
but can't figure out the whole disklabel thing... I'm too used to the
whole Linux fdisk / FreeBSD-nice-menu-based thing to get much past this.
I know once I get it all labeled and newfs'ed up, the rest is easy (except
the booting process - how do I make the HD bootable?)
> > PS - Its 12-31-1969 according to this vax... hmm... its a good time to be
> > alive... Pass the bong...
>
> Hey! I was 9 months old! Where's that bong?
Thats a good question!
So anyone know of any docs to finish the install?
Thanks
JS