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>To: Christian Carey <ccarey@CapAccess.org> >From: Michael Klenner <klennerm@is.nyu.edu> >Subject: Re: NT 4.0 on 760c w/24MB > >At 02:00 PM 10/1/96 -0400, you wrote: >The only hardware on which I've seen Windows NT run quickly is on an Intel >Pentium Pro and a DEC Alpha. (I haven't seen Windows NT on the other >non-Intel platforms, so I don't know how it performs on those.) Regarding >the disk appetite, are you using a FAT partition or NTFS? If your hard >disk is set up as a single FAT partition, then it's not surprising that >the free disk is disappearing quickly. > >Christian. Christian, The overriding factor which effects speed when running WinNT on *ANY* platform is RAM availability. Where running Win95 on more than 32 Megs is pretty fruitless as it doesn't get used, I can say from vast experience that NT really isn't worth running on anything with LESS than 32 Megs. In fact I reccomend a RAM platform of at least 64 Megs to anyone who really wants to see speed from NT... I run NT 4.0 Workstation on a P-133 with 80 Megs of RAM and about 9 Gigs formatted NTFS. It's PLENTY fast. In point of fact, this particular arrangement is faster than the P6-Pro-200 with 48 Megs of RAM that I put together a couple of weeks ago, which strongly suggests that RAM is the bigger issue. Bottom line: WinNT is a memory hog. It always has been, but if you can afford the RAM, it's a hell of an O/S. I'll stick to Win95 on my 755cx because I do most of my speed sensitive work on my destop anyway, and '95 still makes a pretty good client to my NT machine. When I decide to shoehorn a 32 Meg card into the 'Pad I'll think about putting NT on it, but not until then. -Michael --- Michael Klenner East: klennerm@is.nyu.edu New York University West: mklenner@pacificnet.net Tisch School of the Arts http://pages.nyu.edu/~mdk1143 Institute of Film & Television talk: michael@24frames.com ---