Re: Designer/2000: system requirements for Workstation?

From: Henk Hultink <hhu_at_nospam.stoas.nl>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 09:41:12 +0100
Message-ID: <3a24c12d_at_news.wau.nl>


No, actually for the workstation.
[Quoted] I've just been to a seminar from Oracle Nederland, and they recommend a minimum of 192 Mb, and 256 Mb if you want to work with Java utilities...

"Frank van Bortel" <fbortel_at_home.nl> schreef in bericht news:3A240C6A.62305A9C_at_home.nl...
> OK in that case - upgrade processor ;)
> 256M is quite much - never seen that stated for the workstation,
> for the server perhaps?
>
> Henk Hultink wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I completely forgot. I am currently working with Designer/2000 v1.3.2,
 but
> > we are going to migrate to version 6 or 6i.
> > Minimum system demands according to Oracle, are 256Mb RAM and a Pentium
> > 166MHz, but I think that above all the processor should really be
 better...
> >
> > "Frank van Bortel" <fbortel_at_home.nl> schreef in bericht
> > news:3A2A9AF0.274B9325_at_home.nl...
> > > Henk, please state the version - from the fact you use Designer/2000
> > > I take it you are talking about V1.3.2 (latest version to support
 Forms
 4.5).
> > > On the other hand: these do not run (rather: install) on Win2K or
 ME...
> > > And, as usual, the aswer is: depends.
> > > However, let's take a reasonable set of sessions:
> > > - Designer/2000 Front Panel
> > > - Designer/2000 Navigator
> > > - Designer/2000 Module Data Diagrammer, with Forms generator
> > > running every now and then.
> > > - Forms Designer, plus Forms runtime every now and then.
> > > 64 - 96MB would do, plus some OS overhead: 128M would be comfortable.
> > > Less can still be OK, provided you have fast disks (swapping).
> > > Processor power is less significant then memory - if I were to choose
> > > between a processor upgrade to a 50% faster model, and double the
 memory,
> > > I'd go for the memory. (Provided I had speed problems, due to
 swapping).
> > >
> > > In general: 128MB plus any processor, faster than 266MHz would do.
> > > I've been working 1.3.2 locally on a 192MB 266MHz laptop, inclusive
> > > local database for the repository, and a Webserver on NT4WS for years.
> > >
> > > Henk Hultink wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I think this question may have been asked before, but does anyone
 know
> > > > requirements for a workstation to work conveniently with
 Designer/2000
 in a
> > > > network environment?
> > > > I have an Oracle document on this, but it is a bit aged, and only
 gives
> > > > minimum requirements, which is usually not really good enough.
> > > > For example, does it run on Windows ME or Windows 2000? How much
 memory
 and
> > > > what processor do I need.
> > > > Most of all I am interested in answers from people who speak from
 their
 own
> > > > experience.
> > > >
> > > > Greetings and tia,
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Henk Hultink
> > > >
> > > > Stoas Wageningen
> > > > "Activating Knowledge"
> > > > hhu_at_nospam.stoas.nl
> > > > for e-mail remove the nospam-filter
> > >
> > > --
> > > Gtrz,
> > >
> > > Frank van Bortel
> > >
> > >
>
> --
> Gtrz,
>
> Frank van Bortel
>
>
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