Subject: Re: NetBSD/vax 1.4.1 packages
To: Brian D Chase <bdc@world.std.com>
From: Super-User <root@theory.cs.uni-bonn.de>
List: port-vax
Date: 09/06/1999 10:20:12
On Fri, Sep 03, 1999 at 07:30:26AM -0700, Brian D Chase wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Sep 1999, J.S. Havard wrote:
>
> > Might not be practical to run due to resource constraints... Wouldn't
> > happen to be talking aobut emacs by any chance?
>
> Nah, emacs actually runs pretty well, even on my MicroVAX II. It takes a
> little while to load -- 15-20 sec, but is quite responsive once loaded.
> The size in memory just after loading is 3212KB, so it's actually pretty
> tight.
Mozilla 4 on an UltraSparc 10 (300 MHz clock) needs a bit less to load.
Only 12 seconds.
And I always wondered why Mozilla5 on a 50 MHz 68060 machine (at home)
needs a whole minute to start up...
Regards,
-is
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