[Info-vax] Boot Times vs. Non-Volatile Main Memory (was: 433AU workstation for sale)

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In article <d23f6e9a-047e-4a80-806a-5dcf1877a69e at w10g2000vbg.googlegroups.com>, Keith Cayemberg <keith.cayemberg at arcor.de> writes:
>On Jan 18, 6:11=A0am, Paul Sture <p... at sture.ch> wrote:
>> On Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:24:25 +0100, Fritz Wuehler wrote:
>> >> =A0 =A0DEC hardware runs Windows. =A0Both x86 and Alpha. =A0Just don't=
> try to
>> >> =A0 =A0get anything current.
>>
>> > As with most things, older is better when it comes to Windows. Win 95
>> > may crash alot but it boots alot faster than newer versions.
>>
>> Get a Mac :-)
>>
>> We timed a MacBook Air with SSD and running the latest OS version at 12.5
>> seconds from cold start to the login prompt recently.
>>
>> I've a feeling that PDP 11/34 running RT-11 over 30 years ago could have
>> beaten that though :-)
>>
>
>
>Interesting this predilection for fast booting times as a primary
>design goal for many operating systems. I have also read that this is
>one of the primary improvements for Windows 8.0.
>
>Considering the general direction of memory technology developments
>toward faster non-volatile main memory using Flash Memory and
>potentially memristor-based memory in the future, I think it would
>make more sense to concentrate on making operating systems that are so
>stable that they almost never need rebooting. Then the boot time

They already did, VMS!


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