> > If Caldera 2.3 isn't faster than W95 it's got to be misconfigured.
> > Boy, it's a lot faster than W98 on the same hardware at work and
> > much more reliable.
>
> Used the standard images and ran it on 486dx66 with 20m ram. No faster
> than W95 (tuned) and about the same as WinNT4.0/workstation. The Xserver
> is the limiter as it's served not native graphics on the 486 it's
> noticeable. It seemed robust enough but faster... not really.
How much swap?
I ran on an AMD 5x86/133 with 32mb and it seemed to scream compared
with W95A.
>
> I also don't care that the kernel fit on a 1.44mb disk (useful for LRP
> maybe) as the useful config has to have a lot more around it for a user
> workstation. When you reach that point it's big, like needing a 1gb disk
> big.
I've had linux working pretty well on an old 340mb IDE -- but that's
pretty much my personal minimum these days. I can still get almost
everything in an 850.
I slipped a minimum development Linux/X11 in about 540mb. This included the
development tools and libraries and some X for browsing and stuff.
Amazing how large some of the Emacs stuff is 8-)...
I'm a vi type these days (I'd prefer EDT or WordStar).
>
> > the update from 2.3 wasn't on the website at a discount yet) looks
> > pretty quick... I do think Mandrake 7.0 seems to have just about every
> > option and tool out for Linux on one CD.
>
> Therein lies the probelm with linux:
>
> Slackware, mandrake, redhat, cladara and howmany more all different?
Linux isn't really an OS release. That's why I prefer *BSD
which are OS releases rather than this kernel with that addon toolset
with those other apps.
I find that it's not too hard to mix and match most apps with any Linux
version. One DUMB setup script file edit makes WordPerfect office play
nice with Caldera's 2.x.
>
> Reminds me of CPM2.2, all teh same cpm but modem programs were not always
> portable and media was often different. Same but, not really.
>
> Allison
>
Yup... of course the IOBYTE version of Kermit worked with the VT180
in S-L-O-W fashion... the customized non-generic version was much nicer.
Bill
>
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Received on Mon May 08 2000 - 12:17:53 BST