Don't forget the sound...
MP3 are really a must now !
I'm just begin with Linux,
But Window$ and Winamp are NOT abble to play correctly a 128Kb/s MP3 on a
486 100MHz with 20 Mb RAM !
I don't think Window$ is the problem, even if it could be better with Linux
on the same hardware...
Simply, a 486 is NOT fast enough to play MP3 !
The decompression need faster cpu.
If you make a Linux demo, to end-user, with a Window manager, I'm sure that
somebody will ask "And what about sound ? CD and MP3 ?"
Of course, no problem with CD, but.. MP3 !
I think the minimum to work correctly with a Window manager and sound, even
with Linux, is a Pentium 120 (or AMD or Cyrix) with 32 Mb !
Yes, in text mode... but who will switch to Linux, to stay in text mode only
?
Don't confuse people... Don't say that you can run Linux on a 486, or 386
with 16Mb... exactly like Windows on a P200 with 64 Mb !!!
Yes, Linux is great, and faster than Window$...
... but a minimum hardware is needed if we want new Linux users HAPPY !
For school, it can be different! They don't play MP3 at school... but for
home use...
Didier
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 12:03 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [linuxdemo] old hardware with new.
>
>
> It is silly to expect to run a wm like gnome on a 486.
> wordperfect and netscape 3.04 runs great on the 486
> with 16 megs of ram and not swap. (I was really short on disk space
> 6 megs free now)
>
> Remeber this is for schools, where some places would be lucky
> to have a pentuim. Let alone a P II.
>
> Then again for my uses I don't find a 486 good enough for
> a web server for me.
>
> But think about it, if you had to use a 486 DX 66 with 16 megs
> ram 200 meg hd. Which would you chose a windows 95 / 98
> or linux running as a X termial?
>
> I have tried Corel wp7 for windows and netscape 3.04 on this
> config. And it REALLY sucks. Where as running it off another computer
> is ALOT faster.
>
>
> > I wouldn't be very happy using it as my primary machine. Could be that
> > I'm spoiled with running Gnome / E on a PII-450. ;)
> >
> > However, using that same 486 machine as web server would be fine.
> >
> > --
> > David Champion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Software Engineer http://www.visionary.com/
> > Visionary Systems Ltd. http://pop.visionary.com/~dave/
>
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