Date: Fri, 06 Aug 1999 02:17:35 -0400 From: Dutch Collins <dutch@charm.net> To: Chris Fedde <cfedde@sendmail.com> Cc: Evren Yurtesen <yurtesen@ispro.net.tr>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: X under FreeBSD and Linux Message-ID: <37AA7DFF.49531C63@charm.net> References: <199908060546.XAA96911@fedde.littleton.co.us>
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Chris Fedde wrote: > > I think it is cool that you get usefull work out of a 486. Still > swapping is a nightmare especially for big graphical applications > like netscape. I say bump the memory as much as you can. It is > the cheepest way to better performance for any cofiguration. Most > late 486 boards will take at least 64Meg ram. > > I see 32Meg 72pin EDO going for a couple bucks. And 486 motherboards > going for $30 to $50. Max the memory and over clock like crazy. > > Maybe your experiance is different > chris > > Dutch Collins writes: > > On may 486 at 100Mz, 32Mb, KDE+netscape == Win98+netscape. However, I like > to crunch seti numbers, oops, netscape page faults like a M*^^%*. I need an > article, reference book, something, about load balancing. Maybe I can find > some RAM under the table but I don't think so. Icky stuff for me. Never had > to run the VMS system I was on. > > -d > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > __ > Chris Fedde <cfedde@sendmail.com> > 303 773 9134 This board can take 128Meg. Might as well go that route since I just dwwnld WordPerfect 8 [Linux it said]. Beat me again said the computer. -d To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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