>>>>> "Erunantion" == Erunantion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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Erunantion> Well, my first thought is - get more ram. though what
Erunantion> exactly is this backstore thing?
Well, it takes 5V 168pin EDO/ECC DIMM, which isn't cheap comparing
with commodity memory. That's part of the reason that I am looking
for a new machine. Also, I haven't seen any significant speed up from
my 384MB machine.
X server can optionally backstore window information for repainting,
instead of asking the client to redraw. I haven't find the switch to
turn it on for Gimp.
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Erunantion> as i noted above - a friend has gimp running on an alpha
Erunantion> w/256mb ram. it runs quite fast (much better than my PII
Erunantion> 350 w/128). i'd say get an alpha, or maybe a PII
Erunantion> 450/500(?) with at least 128mb ram. anything over that
Erunantion> should be more than enough to run gimp reasonably fast in
Erunantion> high-res.
Do you know what Alpha is that? I am also thinking about a previous
generation 533MHz 164SX. Quite a few were sold for $250 (CPU & MB) a
while back on EBay. I don't know where to find it now.
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