Re: Small footprint window manager
On Mon, 2002-05-13 at 13:39, Seneca wrote:
> On Mon, May 13, 2002 at 10:50:32AM -0400, Ian D. Stewart wrote:
> > On 2002.05.13 05:18 Miroslav Mazurek wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >Maybe I made mistake before, but its 16MB (no further upgrade
> > >possible).
> >
> > FWIW, I've successfully run X (3.3.6) on a P75 w/16MB RAM (2.2 kernel,
> > glibc) using IceWM. So long as you don't run any bloatware (Gnome/KDE,
> > Office suites, etc), this should be more than up to the task.
>
> I currently run X (4.1.0) on a P100 with 16M RAM and a 2.4 kernel. I
> haven't made a final decision yet on my window manager (an experiment
> with Enlightenment was a _big_ miskate), but it runs alot faster for me
> when all I use X for is to hold a dozen xterms, and then use them to
> hold non-X programs (ftp in one, mutt in another, links, vim, and a few
> other programs).
Why not just use more than the standard 6 virtual consoles? That
would be _much_ more memory efficient than X 4.1.0.
Also, 75 & 100MHz Pentia are significantly faster than a 386/33,
and that must count for something, even if the swap files _are_
getting seriously excersied.
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