> -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Chris Zach via > cctalk > Sent: 24 January 2021 16:40 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: DEC Pro operating systems and MFM emulator > > > Listening to these conversations make me really wish I had not given > > my 2 PRO's away.
I have two but neither of them works. I have made a couple of attempts to find the fault but failed so far. One of them is quite high on my list of the next thing to look at (again). Rob > > They are neat, but they are so god-damned slow. Compiles on the pro/380 > with an RD52 are 1/4th the speed of an 11/83 with a 330mb ESDI disk. > It's to the point where I compile on the 83, then upload the results to the > Pro > to run. > > I wonder if compiling a true version of M+ could help: At least you could > dedicate memory as a disk cache to get around that slug of a controller in > there. > > But the lack of CPU cache, 10mhz processor, extremely slow disk speed, and > the like really hurt the Pro. > > CZ
