Xref: utzoo comp.unix.xenix:3463 comp.unix.questions:9458 comp.unix.microport:1669 comp.sys.ibm.pc:19673 Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!mcvax!hp4nl!botter!star.cs.vu.nl!blom From: blom@cs.vu.nl (Blom M L) Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.microport,comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: *nix performance Keywords: fast 386, unix, xenix Message-ID: <1428@draak.cs.vu.nl> Date: 27 Sep 88 19:08:46 GMT Organization: V.U. Informatica, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Lines: 40 Hi netland! In due time I will be involved in the purchase of a computer which should run some kind of UNIX. This computer will be used by about 7 people simultaneously, where only one will run really heavy jobs. The point is, I don't know anything about the performances of 386-machines with some kind of *IX compared to mini-computers like VAX-es etc. Alas, my question cannot be put very precisely, but could anyone of you: -give me info/pointers to magazines about relative performances of different UNIX-es -give me info/pointers to magazines about relative performances of machines running some *IX. One of my main interests is whether a fast (25MHz with cache etc) 386 with some users attached to it can compare itself with a VAX/750 or other minis. Furthermore, which UNIX-es can work with MessDos? I know Xenix does, and Unisys advertises with some *IX which should be able to do it, I believe. Does anyone know whether this really works? I would be very grateful with any data. And eeeer..... if my English is bad it is because I come from this country where everybody believes they're speaking English without any accent .............. if my questions are bad/already answered/provoking, just forgive me my dumbness! :-) Please don't let this grow into a this-is-much-better-than-what-you-said-war, like vi-emacs. So response by email seems best. Thancz! Lennert Blom. [Yes, the Netherlands, in case you wondered.]