Re: [seul-edu] Slowest Computers Useful For

[Cameron Miller <cdmiller@adams.edu>]

Doug Loss wrote:
> Les Richardson wrote:
> 
> 
>>What is the slowest computer that can be used for particular tasks?
>>
>>1) X Terminal - I would suggest a 486-66 is the lowest end machine that
>>should be used for this. A 486-33 just doesn't seem to make the pixels
>>move fast enough, although some may find this useful.
>>
>>
> 
> The Macintosh Quadra 640 (Motorola 68040 @ 33 MHz, 16 MB RAM, 160 MB HD)
> seemed adequate for general use, at least at low color resolution.  I suspect
> that's probably right at the low end.
> 
> I'd also say that my experience with LDAP tells me that you want at least 256
> MB of RAM in a server if you expect it to get hit heavily.  I don't know what
> a minimum CPU would be, but we're using a P-III 833 MHz without too much
> trouble.
> 
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As far as old hardware goes, I have run OpenLDAP authentication for a 
13,000 user 750 workstation network on an old Sparc 10 with 64 MB of 
RAM.  There was an old file descriptor resource bug, but RAM was not a 
problem.

- cameron

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