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| 965.1 | Order the Ultrix one... | 17305::WEST | I'm just visiting this planet. | Fri Jun 16 1989 11:32 | 17 |
| All ya need is VMS V5.1-1 and DECwindows V1.0. This release of VMS
has all the necessary SMP stuff for the firefox. So it looks like you
want to order the Ultrix version. And you are ordering it with two
drives...ooooh. The SCSI drives tend to be a bit slower than you think
but you will definitely like them.
Also, make sure that you get a 24-plane system, the colors and
capabilities are much nicer.
There are two conferences for the firefox:
SHPLOG::FIREFOX -- This is mainly marketing
NEVADA::FIREFOX -- This is more techie oriented
-=> Jim <=-
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| 965.2 | | WSINT::MCLEMAN | These go to eleven... | Fri Jun 16 1989 13:37 | 4 |
| re: -1
'scuse me? The SCSI disks are much faster than RD54's. (2.5 to 3 times).
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| 965.3 | but... | 17305::WEST | I'm just visiting this planet. | Fri Jun 16 1989 13:45 | 14 |
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RE: -1
We have ten of them and we noticed that copying files, deleting files,
reading files tend to be slower than on an RD54 or RD53 on our VS III's
and VS II/GPX's.
Engineering has pointed out some issues concerning this and supposedly
they have made improvements in either VMS 5.2 or VMS 5.3 in that they will
now provide disk read ahead software and better CACHEing in general.
-=> Jim <=-
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| 965.4 | | PNO::HEISER | Lakers are Fakers once again!!! | Wed Jun 28 1989 17:59 | 14 |
| Anyone know where I can find a list of Supported Applications (internal
& external) that run on Firefox?
Also, we've been told that a certain McDonnell-Douglas CAD tool
(UGII) will run under DECwindows in the next version, but they won't
support Firefox. Why would this happen? Because of the multiple
CPUs?
Is it wrong to think that a DECwindows layered product should run
on any VAXstation?
Thanks,
Mike
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| 965.5 | Try the FIREFOX notes file | SSPENG::MCCARTNEY | | Wed Jun 28 1989 18:21 | 14 |
| For a full list of applications, check the Firefox notes file on
HARBOR::FIREFOX. You can also try contacting Leo Merta, Firefox
Application Manager.
As for MDD, they made the decision not to port the Unigraphics packages
to Firefox, meaning not to PHIGS/PEX with the 3D extensions for a
number of reasons. I don't see any reason that their DECwindows
product, if written correctly (not assuming default visual =
pseudocolor), should not run on the Firefox. It simply means that it
will not perform as well as it could if they had ported to PHIGS and
taken advantage of PEX and the 3D hardware.
Irene
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| 965.6 | UGII will run on Firefox | COMPLX::THELLEN | Ron Thellen, DTN 522-2952 | Thu Mar 01 1990 13:33 | 12 |
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UGII Version 7.0 (which will be shipped to internally licensed sites
shortly) will run on a Firefox. I have it installed on our cluster and
am running it on a 3540. I did have some problems initially, however.
My Firefox had 24 plane color and when I tried starting UGII I got all
kinds of errors. I don't remember exactly but it was something to do
with a bitmap error. UGII would finally open all of its windows but
they would all be blank. We finally had field service come in and
remove some color so that I am back down to 8 planes and UGII works
fine.
Ron
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| 965.7 | | GALAXY::MCLEMAN | Jeff McLeman, VMS Development | Fri Mar 02 1990 07:50 | 1 |
| Sounds like they do not know how to handle non-pseudo color visuals.
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