From owner-freebsd-arch Fri Dec 8 6:22: 7 2000 From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 8 06:22:04 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Received: from point.osg.gov.bc.ca (point.osg.gov.bc.ca [142.32.102.44]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D90837B401; Fri, 8 Dec 2000 06:22:04 -0800 (PST) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by point.osg.gov.bc.ca (8.8.7/8.8.8) id GAA24826; Fri, 8 Dec 2000 06:21:46 -0800 Received: from passer.osg.gov.bc.ca(142.32.110.29) via SMTP by point.osg.gov.bc.ca, id smtpda24823; Fri Dec 8 06:21:39 2000 Received: (from uucp@localhost) by passer.osg.gov.bc.ca (8.11.1/8.9.1) id eB8ELN666899; Fri, 8 Dec 2000 06:21:23 -0800 (PST) Received: from cwsys9.cwsent.com(10.2.2.1), claiming to be "cwsys.cwsent.com" via SMTP by passer9.cwsent.com, id smtpdI66893; Fri Dec 8 06:20:46 2000 Received: (from uucp@localhost) by cwsys.cwsent.com (8.11.1/8.9.1) id eB8EKfN82161; Fri, 8 Dec 2000 06:20:41 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <200012081420.eB8EKfN82161@cwsys.cwsent.com> Received: from localhost.cwsent.com(127.0.0.1), claiming to be "cwsys" via SMTP by localhost.cwsent.com, id smtpdq82155; Fri Dec 8 06:20:20 2000 X-Mailer: exmh version 2.2 06/23/2000 with nmh-1.0.4 Reply-To: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group From: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group X-OS: FreeBSD 4.2-RELEASE X-Sender: cy To: "Michael C . Wu" Cc: Peter Jeremy , Poul-Henning Kamp , arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: RANDOMDEV inspired realitycheck regarding i386/i486... In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 30 Nov 2000 21:47:45 CST." <20001130214745.E28757@peorth.iteration.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 06:20:20 -0800 Sender: cy@uumail.gov.bc.ca Sender: owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG In message <20001130214745.E28757@peorth.iteration.net>, "Michael C . Wu" write s: > On Fri, Dec 01, 2000 at 10:29:15AM +1100, Peter Jeremy scribbled: > | On 2000-Nov-14 15:08:06 +0100, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > | >Has anybody run a 486 or 386 under current recently ? > | > | X on a PRE_SMPNG 486 is painful - mouse movements no longer make > | the X pointer move in real time. I haven't noticed the seeding > | issue (probably just luck). > > PRE_SMPNG does not have the /dev/random seeding issue. > > You actually expected X to run well on a 486? :-) > > | >What is the consensus ? > | > | I think 386/486 remains a significant market and would not like to > | see support dropped. I'd go so far as to suggest that if -current > | does drop support for the 386/486, the then-stable version will need > | to be actively maintained indefinitely to provide continued support. > > I do not really think the latest XFree86 versions were designed > with running 386/486 in mind. 386/486 is still a market, but > not many people try to build an embedded system with a full X > and tools. Interesting. At home I use a 486DX33 as an X terminal. As long as I run all of my X clients, including the window manager on my server, a P120, performance is quite accetable. Regards, Phone: (250)387-8437 Cy Schubert Fax: (250)387-5766 Team Leader, Sun/DEC Team Internet: Cy.Schubert@osg.gov.bc.ca Open Systems Group, ITSD, ISTA Province of BC To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message