Bob George wrote: > > he describes a number of ways to get a 486/33 with > 24MB of RAM working well, even WITH a GUI.
Sitting next to me at this very moment is a 386dx40+copro with 8mb RAM. As I type this, I am playing xfreecell (800x600) on that machine. Multi-card moves are somewhat lackadaisical, but single-card moves are reasonably snappy. The game is definitely playable. Even on a 386 with 8mb RAM, icewm is smooth and stable. I am pleasantly surprised. I only set up this 386 a couple of weeks ago to see how BasicLinux ran on it and it is much better than I expected. Even with a GUI (X+icewm) it is useable (although I certainly wouldn't put netscape on it). I've just finished xfreecell, brought up an xterm and am running top (X is using 41% of available RAM, icewm 9%, xterm 19% and top 7%). The xterm is a bit sluggish, so I try substituting rxvt (it's in BasicLinux). rxvt runs noticeably faster than xterm and uses less of the available memory. On a 386, rxvt is a definite improvement. Cheers, Steven ______________________________ http://www.volny.cz/basiclinux To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
