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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                                     SR9.2          SR9.5            SR10
     -------                                     -----          -----            ----
     Network:
         nodes/Apollo Token Ring                 1000           1000             1000
         nodes/IEEE 802.3                          NA             NA             1024
         nodes/IEEE 802.5                          NA             NA              260  (SR10.1 only)
         networks/Domain internet                  64             64               64
         hops/Domain internet                      15             15               15



        IPC sockets/node                           13             23               23
         (May be lower depending on current
            conditions on the node.)

     DM:
         windows                                   50             50               50
         pads                                      40             40               40
         lines/pad                             262143         262143           262143
         chars/line                               256            256              024
         paste buffers                            100            100              100
         fonts/pad                                100            100              100
         chars/keydef                             256            256             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           5120             5120
         integer value of a "char"                127            127              127
         integer value of a "char" (minimum)     -128           -128             -128
         processes/user id                         24             56               56
         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                  0000          30000            65535

     Naming Server:
         entries/directory                       1300           1300        no effective limit
         (less if directory contains links)
         chars/leafname                            32 (16 uc)     32 (16 uc)      255 (uc or lc)
         chars/pathname                           256            256             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            128              255
         channels/process                         128            128              255
         remote channels/node                     128            128              128
         (Configurable to be fewer by node
            startup file.)

     IOS:
         open streams                             128            128              128

     DSEE:                                   (Version 2.2)  (Version 3.0)   (Version 3.2)
         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         63            128              128

     GPR:
         bitmap dimensions (x,y)                 8192 x 8192    8192 x 8192      8192 x 8192
         bitmap planes                              8              8                8
         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             40               40
         aclasses/user                             16             16               16
         vertices in polylines                   1000           1000             1000
         vertices in polygons                    1000           1000             1000
         open metafiles                            16             16               16
         font families                              8              8                8
         fonts (stroke and raster)                 32             32               32
         segments                               65536          65536            65536

     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            128              128

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


     Misc:
         user processes                            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                           7679           7423             7423
          256 MB 020's                                           230Mb            230Mb
                                                               (7360 segs.)
           64 MB 020's                           1656           1656             1656
           64 MB 3000's                          1664           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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