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| From | cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc, alt.folklore.computers |
| Subject | Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth |
| Date | 2025-09-03 10:40 +0000 |
| Organization | PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC |
| Message-ID | <10995v7$nct$1@reader1.panix.com> (permalink) |
| References | <e4ucnb1I-5IIqur1nZ2dnZfqnPudnZ2d@giganews.com> <108vigs$2q3n5$1@dont-email.me> <zeJtQ.970641$3yJ3.610791@fx16.iad> <20250902144505.00006bd9@gmail.com> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
In article <20250902144505.00006bd9@gmail.com>,
John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 02 Sep 2025 21:22:39 GMT
>Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:
>
>> It was typical to low-ball memory requirements to get a sale, then
>> sell the customer more memory afterwards when the system turned out
>> to be painfully slow and it was too late to back out.
>
>...whereas nowadays, we have to recommend our customers spec out twice
>the memory they'd actually need as between Win10/11, the nine million
>browser tabs everyone keeps open at all times, vendor bloatware, and
>special gold-medal memory hogs like QuickBooks, an entry-level system
>is full to bursting and swapping madly before they even load *our*
>application...
>
>...and half the damn time they buy the entry-level system anyway, and
>then complain about *our* software being slow :/
"What would YOU do with 128 GiB of RAM, Dan?"
"Run two electron apps at the same time...."
- Dan C.
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Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2025-08-30 14:45 -0700
Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-02 21:22 +0000
Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-09-02 14:45 -0700
Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2025-09-03 10:40 +0000
Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-09-03 07:59 -0700
Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-03 17:38 +0000
Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-09-03 17:51 +0000
Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-09-02 22:03 +0000
Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2025-08-30 19:34 -0400
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