Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:12:12 -0400 From: Sean Cavanaugh <millenia2000@hotmail.com> To: <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> Cc: chowse@charter.net, fbsd@bomgardner.net, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Old slow computers can still crank away (Formerly RE: Portsnap vs CSup) Message-ID: <BAY126-W4541FF3CB9D6F042F4A245CA970@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0903201647360.79600@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> References: <8250ac3f0903191139m7c895ff9gde584ad16e3923f0@mail.gmail.com> <49C29970.3070503@gmail.com> <B03C7532-C4E5-43F0-A877-7A88C5D5483C@charter.net> <20090319184847.J29356@tripel.monochrome.org> <20090319234359.M64636@brightstar.bomgardner.net> <BAY126-W143F3D1D4976B92944238BCA970@phx.gbl> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0903201647360.79600@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
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> Date: Fri=2C 20 Mar 2009 16:48:26 +0100 > From: wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl > To: millenia2000@hotmail.com > CC: fbsd@bomgardner.net=3B chris@monochrome.org=3B chowse@charter.net=3B = freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: RE: Portsnap vs CSup >=20 > > > > compiling the kernel on that could take several days by itself let alon= e compiling X and then a thick GUI like KDE or GNOME. amazing that a 100MHz= system with 48 megs of ram can still run so fast if you build it right. > > > for sure not KDE=2C but X and FreeBSD itself with good software running o= n=20 > it works FAST on 100Mhz machine with 48MB RAM. >=20 > Yes compiling is slow=2C but normal usage is FAST. I never used gnome or KDE on it=2C ran Blackbox insted.=20 =20 _Sean
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