[Info-vax] VSI: "Official 8.4-1H1 Launch"

[Bob Koehler]

In article <55734365$0$32453$c3e8da3$cc4fe22d at news.astraweb.com>, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot at vaxination.ca> writes:
> 
> When working on the early boot sequence/stages, I doubt that performance
> really matters.  And if most operating systems can run just fin on a VM,
> it means that the VM gives it adequate CPY time slots.
> 
> Also, remember that VMS ran on the All Mighty Microvax II, where
> performance wasn't measure in instructions per second, but seconds per
> instruction :-)  Pretty sure a VM can offer better performance overall
> than an MV II.

   Yes, but a VM can intererfe with hard real-time to the extent that
   your processor needs to be 1000 times faster.  You can probably get
   processors 1000 times faster than an MV II now, but you can also
   get VM interference tht's worse.