On Thursday, Jan 2, 2003, at 19:08 Europe/London, the pickle wrote: > At 12:53 -0600 on 02/01/03, Steve Fuller wrote: > >> I did figure that if I did something like run NetBSD on it, with X >> Windows, >> that the extra RAM would help out. I have some sick ideas of what I'd >> like > > Not really; from what I've heard, X is just too slow on the SE/30's > GPU to do > anything useful with it. Throwing more RAM at the problem minimises > swapping > out to disk but doesn't do much else. > > The biggest problem with serving files from RAM is that you need an OS > of some > sort on a disk of some sort just to get the machine booted, since it > can't cold > boot from RAM.
160MB hard disk with NetBSD on it can easily boot and de-compress itself into a RAM disk at start up. Don't ask me how to do it - I ain't a UNIX person - I just know most Linux and BSD installers do it that way to minimize the number of CDs required. -- Mark Benson AIM - SilValleyPirate Visit FlatPackMacs online: <http://fpm.gotdns.com> Visit my Homepage: <http://homepage.mac.com/markbenson> Vintage Macs List Nanny "Never send a human to do a machine's job." -The Matrix -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
