On Thu, 17 May 2001, Dave wrote:
> Well, it's still strange -- my ThinkPad is a 300MHz Celeron with 64 MB
> RAM, and it runs both KDE 2 and Gnome just fine. Your system should be
> able to do as well, from a hardware standpoint. Is it possible that even
> though the correct X driver is installed, the video settings (refresh
> rate, etc.) are still not quite correct?
>
> Just a thought.
>
> Dave
Well, that rules out memory as the problem; I'm using a Celeron 300 with
128 megs. Further investigation shows that many programs that use X
(some Euphoria graphics programs, for example) run at about the same
speed as they did on 7.2.
If I open all programs I am going to use, then switching between them
seems reasonably fast. However, if one of them needs to open a new window,
to set preferences, select a file, or pop up a warning message, for example,
it takes so long I've often forgotten what I was doing.....
And if for some reason I should want to open another program, I have time
to walk to the kitchen for a snack before it shows up.
I don't need the extra weight!
Regards,
Irv
