Re: Forms 4.5 requirements ?

In <3i03kb$7uo_at_nic.hookup.net> pberger_at_nic.hookup.net (Paul Berger) writes:

>
>In article <D3ztoG.10H_at_info.uucp>, Daryl Erwin <derwin_at_mach2.wlu.ca>
 wrote:
>>In article <3hqb64$nsm_at_nyx10.cs.du.edu> mrife_at_nyx10.cs.du.edu (Michael
 Rife) writes:
>>>

 ...stuff deleted
>>>>
>>>>I have a 486 33mhz, with 8M RAM. Oracle 7 with Forms 4.5 is a DOG.
 It is
>>>>not usable. The harddrive continuously runs. It takes about 5
 minutes
>>>>for the designor to just start. I can run the Othello demo without
 the
>>>>database running, but that is about it. Guess it is time for more
 memory.
>>>>
>>>I guess that it is the same as usual, if I spend some money on more
 hardware
>>>I will be able to use my software.
>>
>>Okay if you can't say it then I will....
>>
>>I have Forms 4.0 with PO7 and 20Megs of memory. It runs like a dog
>>and is unusable.
>>
>>And to think we wont be able to do development on are Sequent in Forms
 4. & up.
>>
>>I feel like we've been left in the cold.
>>PS. And how does everyone feel about replacing $150 terminals with
 $5000+
>>workstations that need to be upgraded yearly....?
>
>
>...time to get a serious O/S...like OS/2...you will need the Oracle7
 database,
>SQL*VDM and your windozed based CDE2 tools...
>
>This all works fine on our 486 24MB, 400MB IBM PS/2 machines....Oracle7
>Server is multi tasked and each window session is virtualized. Forget
 windows
>for serious development!
>
>PB
>Berger Software
>

I am VERY surprised that you even have ORACLE V7 AND forms4.5 running in only 8 meg of memory. I beleived that it took at LEAST 16 meg to run. It should run fairly well with 24 meg.. may be you have something else configured wrong.
Craig Received on Sat Feb 18 1995 - 19:43:53 CET