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NAME
     limits - Domain/OS limits

DESCRIPTION
     The table below lists the maximum values (unless otherwise indicated) for
     a wide variety of Domain/OS features.
     FEATURE                                    SR9.5/SR9.7     SR10.1           SR10.2
     -------                                    -----           -----            ----
     Network:
         nodes/Apollo Token Ring                1000            1000             1000
         nodes/IEEE 802.3                       n/a             n/a              1024
         nodes/IEEE 802.5                       n/a             260              260
         networks/Domain internet               64              64               64
         hops/Domain internet                   15              15               15
         IPC sockets/node                       23              23               64
         (May be lower depending on current
            conditions on the node.)

     DM:
         windows                                50              50               110
         pads                                   40              40               100
         lines/pad                              262143          262143           262143
         chars/line                             256             1024             1024
         paste buffers                          100             100              100
         fonts/pad                              100             100              100
         chars/keydef                           256             1024             1024

     Aegis Shell:
         command arguments                      128             128              128
         string|token|line length (in chars)    1024            1024             1024
         pipes                                  ~110            ~110             ~110
         here-documents per script              ~120            ~120             ~120
         shell recursions                       ~160            ~160             ~160
         (May vary depending on process
          depth, script size, disk and
          memory limitations.)

     BSD & SysV:
         length of arguments to exec            5120            10240            10240
         integer value of a "char" (maximum):   127             127              127
         integer value of a "char" (minimum)    -128            -128             -128
         processes/user id                      24              56               56 (68k)
                                                                                 247 (88k)
         file size (in bytes)                   4294967295      4294967295       4294967295
         links to one file                      65535           65535            65535
         chars/password                         8               8                8
         open files/process                     128             128              128
         process id value                       30000           30000            30000
         bytes atomic in write to a pipe        5120            5120             5120
         bytes written to a pipe in a write     5120            5120             5120
         bytes/physical io block (actual)       1024            1024             1024
         user or group id value                 30000           30000            65535

     Naming Server:
         entries/directory                      1300            no effective     no effective
                                                                limit            limit
         (fewer if directory contains links)
         chars/leafname                         32 (16 uc)      255 (uc or lc)   255 (uc or lc)
         chars/pathname                         256             1023             1023

     Printing:
         pixels/plot line                       16k             16k              equal to GPR
                                                                                 main memory bit
                                                                                 map maximum.

         chars/text line                        1024            1024             10000

     MBX:
         channels/mailbox                       128             255              255
         channels/process                       128             255              255
         remote channels/node                   128             128              128
         (Configurable to be fewer by node
            startup file.)

     IOS:
         open streams                           128             128              128

     DSEE:                                      (Version 3.0)   (Version 3.2)    (Version 3.3)
                                                                (SR9.7)          (SR10.1, SR10.2)
         simultaneous users of one library      60              60               60
         simultaneous users of libraries        60              60               60
            on one node
         branches in an element                 32000           32000            32000
         versions on a branch                   32000           32000            32000
         single version size (in lines)         200000          200000           200000
         components in a model                  32767           32767            32767
         levels that components in a model      31              31               31
            can be nested
         libraries referenced by one model      128             128              128

     GPR:
         bitmap dimensions (x,y)                8192 x 8192     8192 x 8192      8192 x 8192
         bitmap planes                          24              24               24
         hidden memory bitmap (x,y)             224 x 224       224 x 224        224 x 224

     GMR2D:
         metafile size (bytes):
           DN3xx, DN550                         7 MB            7 MB             7 MB
           DNx60                                250 MB          250 MB           250 MB
           DN3xxx, DN560                        56 MB           56 MB            56 MB
         ablocks/user                           40              64               64
         aclasses/user                          16              64               64
         vertices in polylines                  1000            8190             8190
         vertices in polygons                   1000            8190             8190
         open metafiles                         16              16               16
         font families                          8               n/a              n/a
         fonts (stroke and raster)              32              n/a              n/a
         segments                               65536           16#FFFFF         16#FFFFF

     GMR3D:
         metafile size (bytes):
           DN3xx, DN550                         7 MB            7 MB             7 MB
           DNx60                                250 MB          250 MB           250 MB
           DN3xxx, DN560, DN570, DN580          56 MB           56 MB            56 MB
         ablocks/user                           40              40               40
         aclasses/user                          16              16               16
         vertices in polylines                  1024            1024             1024
         vertices in polygons                   1024            1024             1024
         vertices in mesh                       1024            1024             1024
         element length (in words)              32767           32767            32767
         viewports                              64              64               64
         path depth for picking,                32              32               32
            dynamic mode and echoing

     GSR (future limits):
         gao instruction length (in words)      32767
         buffer length (in words)               16#7FFFFFFF

     Dialogue:
         .DPD file size (in words)              256K            2M               2M
         tasks and techniques                   32K             32K              32K
         menu and switch entries                1368            1368             1368

     /com/ed
         file size (in bytes)                   256,000         256,000          256,000
         file length (in lines)                 6,000           6,000            6,000

     /com/fpat
         maximum argument length
         (characters)                           128             512              512

     /com/fpatb
         block length (in bytes)                15,000          15,000           15,000


     Misc:
         user processes
            DN100x0                             n/a             n/a              247
            all others                          24              56               56
         (lower on internet routers
          or when NETSVC-SERVERS
          is used)
         mappable user segments
         (not protected):
           16 MB VA's                           312             312              312
          256 MB 460's                          7423            7423             7423
          256 MB 020's                                          230Mb            230Mb
                      (7360 segs.)
           64 MB 020's                          1656            1656             1656
           64 MB 3000's                         1600            1600             1600
            2 GB Turbo's                        60927           60927            60927
         N-key rollover on keyboard             6               6                6
         stack size                             256K            256K             settable
                                                                                 (default = 256k)
         entries/ACL                            22              22               22

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