RE: Should i even Try? - OS Benchmarking?

[Mike Wes]

I was running Seti on a P-166 for a while. It took me 24
hours a WU on a P-166. 

Mike

 --- Duncan Keeling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 
> Are there any published benchmarks of relative operating
> system performance?
> 
> 
> I'm currently running SETI@home on my home PC (PIII
> 800MHz), which is Win2K.
> I'm debating switching to Lindows to hopefully gain Linux
> performance but
> still run the obligatory M$ apps.  
> 
> Any info would be much appreciated
> 
> DK
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:me@;t-pot.net]
> Sent: 25 October 2002 04:28
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Should i even Try?
> 
> 
> 
> id use linux
> you get a much better performance from it than winblows
> i had thought about using an old pb486 so dont feel bad
> bout your p166
> 
> and as always on older machines
> you can oc it and see if it improves any
> not like you will be hurting if you fry it
> 
> 
> Quoting Broc Olson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> 
> > Lo hi all.  This list has been quiet awhile so I
> thought I'd ask about
> > something :-)
> > 
> > a p166 w/ 64 megs of ram and a 5 gb HD.  Should I even
> try running Seti on
> > it? 
> > 
> > I know, Im a glutton for punishment :-).
> > 
> > OS Choices.  Windows 95, Windows 98SE, Win 2000 Pro (
> Im real doubtful on
> > that one) or Redhat Linux 7.2
> > 
> > Any suggestions would be greatly apreciated :-)
> > 
> > Broc Olson < Byark!> 
> > 
> 
> 
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