tha VAXstation 4000/90 is much more fun, because it is faster.
The problem about users depends on what users do and not really on how
many are them. If 10 users are doing vi editing they will work fine on
your 4000/60. But if you want I have a 4000/90 to sell :)

Rick



On Sat, 12 May 2001, John wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I just bought my first VAX (VAXStation 4000/60), and I'm very excited
> about setting it up.
>
> However, it is just the box itself - no accessories. So will I be able to
> do the netboot and the installation with a serial terminal, or do I need
> to get a keyboard and monitor adapter?
>
> Furthermore, is the disklabel compatible with any other NetBSD systems?
> It'd be easy for me to set up a NetBSD install using an already running
> system. Or would it?
>
> Finally, regarding performance: I am currently running NetBSD on a 60 MHz
> 68060 with about 100 users (about 5-20 are logged in at any one time). ssh
> is fast enough to not give any noticeable lag on this system, but on a
> 68040 that I use for testing, I do notice that with three or more people
> logged in at a time, things sometimes get pretty slow.
>
> Could anyone tell me if this VAX is going to be fast enough to handle a
> fair number of users (perhaps up to 10) connecting via ssh? It'll probably
> only be running email, but I'd like to know if my users are going to be
> happy with the machine the way it is, or if I need to have them ssh to
> another machine and connect via the local (secure) segment to the VAX...
>
> Thanks very much,
> John Klos
>
>