Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site linus.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!peg From: peg@linus.UUCP (Margaret E. Craft) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Would you take 2 megs or a FPA? Message-ID: <145@linus.UUCP> Date: Fri, 29-Jul-83 10:22:16 EDT Article-I.D.: linus.145 Posted: Fri Jul 29 10:22:16 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 29-Jul-83 14:22:29 EDT Organization: MITRE Corp., Bedford MA Lines: 17 We have a VAX 780 with 2 megs of memory, NO FPA, supporting about 400 users (average daytime usage of 20 users). Also on the machine: 2 RM05's, an RP06, 2 TU77's, 2 ABLE DH's, 2 DZ's, an LH/DH to arpanet, a commboard to IBM-land, ... Given a fixed amount of money, will be improve performance better by buying 2 more megs of memory or by buying a Floating Point Accelerator? I hear that UNIX needs an FPA, but need a hard reason WHY to convince management that it's useful even though we have a minimal amount of number crunching... please send replies to ...!linus!peg. thanks - peggy craft