On Tue, 24 Sep 1996 C.J.Lawson@cranfield.ac.uk wrote:
> A Q. Q. is anyone out there using still using a 386 dx-40 (running
> Linux) and if so could you let us know what problems you are having if any
> I am considering the purchase of one..
It runs fine. Of course, depending on the amount of memory,
speed/size of the disk, presence or absense of memory cache, etc,
performance may vary widely. Some time ago (with slackware and kernel
1.2.8), a 386DX40Mhz with 4Mb of ram and 64K cache memory compiled the
kernel in about 4 hours. More memory means a *big* difference here. I
even used netscape on this machine (X + static netscape), but it used to
take a long time for it to startup (again, the main point is memory). The
speed of the disk is also important; some older disks are *much* slower
than others.
Other than that, it's just as stable as linux ever was, i.e., very
(I *never* experienced a lockup).
See ya,
Nelson
lago@that.com.br