@bbraun: I don't have one of dougg3s SIMMs and i don't have the skill to add any sockets either, i'm afraid. I just recently started soldering crystals and caps.
NetBSD would benefit if the used virtual memory would otherwise approach the amount of physical memory. With more ram there would be still room for file caches and no need to swap out memory.
But there are other positive effects of more ram. You could use --pipe while compiling code. That way the compiler wouldn't have to use as much temporary files on disk, which is a very costly operation in terms of time. So, more physical memory could speed up compilation quite a bit if the right compiler flags are set.
One could even dare to try using make -j2 AND --pipe together, with that much ram. That should keep the CPU constantly under load, not wasting any time while accessing the net or disk.
@Trash80toHP_Mini: Yes, one could do a BrickOvenPro with Q650 boards, but where does one get the boards? Also the boards are larger and probably use up more energy compared to a Q605 and a NIC (same CPU, same clockspeed).
Don't forget, most people here didn't have macs back then, they had mostly C64/Amiga and then PCs. That's why almost all early macs are more rare here. Also a bit more pricey. Some things you can't find at all. For example, there are no NUBUS or PDS cards listed at ebay. Not one! Accelerator cards? I haven't seen any at Ebay germany. Ever.
NetBSD would benefit if the used virtual memory would otherwise approach the amount of physical memory. With more ram there would be still room for file caches and no need to swap out memory.
But there are other positive effects of more ram. You could use --pipe while compiling code. That way the compiler wouldn't have to use as much temporary files on disk, which is a very costly operation in terms of time. So, more physical memory could speed up compilation quite a bit if the right compiler flags are set.
One could even dare to try using make -j2 AND --pipe together, with that much ram. That should keep the CPU constantly under load, not wasting any time while accessing the net or disk.
@Trash80toHP_Mini: Yes, one could do a BrickOvenPro with Q650 boards, but where does one get the boards? Also the boards are larger and probably use up more energy compared to a Q605 and a NIC (same CPU, same clockspeed).
Don't forget, most people here didn't have macs back then, they had mostly C64/Amiga and then PCs. That's why almost all early macs are more rare here. Also a bit more pricey. Some things you can't find at all. For example, there are no NUBUS or PDS cards listed at ebay. Not one! Accelerator cards? I haven't seen any at Ebay germany. Ever.