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From: othman@oasys.pc.my (Othman Ahmad)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: what to buy...what to buy *sigh*
Message-ID: <79mNic1w165w@oasys.pc.my>
Date: Fri, 04 Mar 94 08:39:53 +800
References: <2l2p17$c17@pdq.coe.montana.edu>
Organization: Telekom Malaysia, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu (Nate Williams) writes:
>
> Another thing to note is that a good rule of thumb is that RICS boxes
> tend to use up 50% more memory than a comparable CISC machine, so 24MB
> RISC ~= 16MB CISC. Binaries also tend to be larger by about the same
> amount.
>
This observation may be exaggerated but at least it is in line with my
observations as well. At least I've another supporter.
SABAH is HEAVEN. Beautiful islands, mountains and jungles are next to 5 star
hotels. There are no natural and very few man-made disasters,
BUT for how long will it last?
Disclaimer: I only speak for myself