Hmm. That sounded flat. I meant to say: Win4Lin under X under Linux on a
486. :)
j----- k-----
On Thursday 14 June 2001 12:07, you wrote:
> OK, so this begs the question: what is speed like? Win4Lin under X under
> Linux. Wow. Very cool.
>
> j-----k -----
>
> On Thursday 14 June 2001 01:19, you wrote:
> > Ah well - to reply to my own posts!
> > I asked
> >
> > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, robert w hall
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
> >
> > >Previous versions of win4lin have run fine on my DX4-100 laptop, and the
> > >current FAQ 'will win4lin work on a 486' reflects this position.
> > >
> > >Before I contemplate moving to v 3.0 on to this old but still useful box
> > >can I check that it should still work on a 486.
> >
> > Well
> > The following restricted tests still seem OK
> >
> > Elpack (a UK Election database with 80,000 entries) under dos
> >
> > Word 7a (aka Word-95) under win95 original
> >
> > both these tests on an IBM 755ce - DX4-100 with 24Mb RAM - running slack
> > 4.0 with kernel 2.2.13
> >
> > (Bet you'ld never manage _that_ with VmWare!)
> >
> > >And can I request that we be given _explicit_ warning if the modules
> > >were to come _compiled_ for pentium cpu only.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Bob
> > >
> > > I say this with feeling having just installed the latest version of
> > >MI/X (v3.0.1, which is X11R6 based at last) on my wife's DX4-75 only to
> > >have it lob out in 'invalid instruction', and be told by MicroImages
> > >it's now compiled for a pentium only - this seems a peculiarly silly
> > >decision - using a legacy box as a remote X-terminal must be pretty
> > >common, and the change in speed in moving to pentium-only code barely
> > >worthwhile.
> >
> > This seems to have got through to MicroImages! - they tell me MI/X 3.0.2
> > _will_ again run on a 486. This is pleasing because MI/X 3.0.1 (run on a
> > 686) will now remotely run win4lin without falling over (unlike MI/X 2),
> > although some of the graphics imaging is a little flaky.
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