RE: Replacement for Netscape
My original reason for switching to Linux was that my poor old box (HANK
r.i.p) was only a 486SX33 with 8MB of RAM. I ran X and Netscape on it with
no problem. It took time for it to start up Netscape and such apps, but once
started the ran with problem.
Now I have a P166 overclocked to 200Mhz running Kernel 2.2.7 and with 64MB
RAM. It runs great. I would suggest running a 2.2.X kernel if your not. I
noticed a real improvement in speed from 2.0.36 to the 2.2.x kernels. I'm
not a kernel hack so I don't know why it does or how being that the bogomips
remain the same but there is a very significant increase in speed. You'll
notice it on boot.
Rod...
> On Wed, 26 May 1999, Ben Collins wrote:
>
> > On Wed, May 26, 1999 at 01:45:23PM -0500, Kent West wrote:
> > > On Wed, 26 May 1999, Ralf G. R. Bergs wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Sun, 23 May 1999 20:51:55 -0500, Matthew W. Roberts wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >Netscape 4.51 for X is just too slow on my slightly dated pentium.
> Does
> > > >
> > > > Huh???
> > > >
> > > > Netscape 4.51 is everything else but slow. You probably simply have
> too
> > > > little memory. I suggest to install at least 128 megs.
> > >
> > > Ya know, we really oughtta quit advertising the idea that Linux runs
> well
> > > on 486's with low memory and drive resources....
> >
> > I have a sparc 1 (equal to about a 386) running Debian potato with
> 12megs of
> > RAM and on an 80meg drive (50 being used). Linux runs perfectly fine on
> old
> > hardware. Just because Netscape is bloated, does not mean the system is
> (ie,
> > Netscape's install would increase the footprint of that system on the
> hardrive
> > by about %50). The only thing the server does it web and ssh. No X, no
> comiles, etc.. It does server as a shell for a few people to get email and
> irc though.
> >
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