On Mon, 14 Jan 2002 09:29:53 +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Steve wrote:
>> you can still update and remain within the >> constraints of a 486 > Yes, I could update netstat to get the added features you are > talking about. And, yes, I would be unlikely to notice any > deterioration in performance on my 486. However, if I were to > update everything, it would definitely hurt my performance. > It's death by a thousand cuts. An extra feature here, an extra > parameter there, some extra code to accommodate an obscure > hardware quirk, a compatibility layer for KDE, built-in support > for foreign languages, and on and on. > Four years ago, CLI Linux was mature. We are not talking about > buggy software. Since then we have had massive feature-creep > in the kernel, libraries and software. It takes my 486 an hour > to compile the old 2.0.34 kernel. I'd hate to think what the > current feature-full kernel would take. Two hours? Three hours? > Four-year-old Linux works just fine. If I want a feature, I > download the necessary software and compile it for my system. > For example, I use a recent version of icewm. However, what > I won't do is a wholesale upgrade, where I get a truckload of > useless features that do nothing for me but slow down my 486. > Cheers, > Steven I feel pretty-much the same way. (and I'm running on a P-150 with 80mb of Ram) <g> Heck, Why "upgrade" when OpenDos v7.01 and OpenLinux v2.3 still work just fine? -- Glenn http://arachne.cz/ http://freedos-32.sourceforge.net/ http://www.delorie.com/listserv/mime/ http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/download.htm
