RE: [WDSCI-L] WDSc workstation requirements

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It CAN be done, and well - but using CODE/400, not the RSE version. IOW, 
start it up with CODEEDIT or use the DE (or whatever) user option out of 
PDM. CODEDSU starts the Designere. And CODEPROJ gives you a project manage 
that is similar to RSE functionally (limited, I know, but easy on the 
resources).

That's what the first item means, IMO - avoid Java at all costs if doing 
only server (RPG/COBOL/CL/DSPF/PRTF) development. You CAN get there from 
the RSE perspective, but it'll cost you mightily.

So, as long as you are not doing the newer stuff, this'll do fine. Of 
course, there's no substitute for more memory and faster drive rotation. 
The chip speed is less important.

The recommendations are VERY minimum. Ask your boss if he would use the 
published minimum recommendations Microsoft gives for running XP - then he 
might see your need in the right perspective. Would he even consider using 
the following:

> Here's What You Need to Use Windows XP Professional
>
> PC with 300 megahertz or higher processor clock speed recommended; 233 MHz 
> minimum required (single or dual processor system);* Intel Pentium/Celeron 
> family, or AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor recommended
>
> 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB minimum supported; 
> may limit performance and some features)

64MB!!!  Indeed!!

HTH
Vern

At 07:45 AM 5/28/2004, you wrote:
> True, and I mention them in my original post.  The problem is that those
> requirements are not very realistic  according to the users here or my own
> experience.
>
>
> --A Pentium II
> --256M of RAM
>
> Note that Pentium II was available from 233MHz to 450MHz.
>
> So by IBM specs, you can use WDSc from RPG development on a 233MHz Pentium
> II with 256M or RAM.
>
> Would you like to give it a shot?
>
> Charles
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Price, Chris [mailto:chris_price@xxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 7:02 AM
> > To: Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries
> > Subject: RE: [WDSCI-L] WDSc workstation requirements
> >
> >
> > The system requirements are easy enough to find, on the WDSCi website:
> > http://www-306.ibm.com/software/awdtools/wdt400/sysreq/index2.html
> >