--- Bill Keegan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm running Corel/Debian v1.0 on a AMD 486-100. 24mb ram,
This is very little RAM. > >1G hd, networked with three other PCs. This workstation is 5X slower then a > 486-33 running RH 5.0 acting as a gateway, Samba server, mail, etc. How much does this one have? > On the 486-100 every service not needed has been pulled from bootup, > Apache, Qmail, etc. Using windowmanager with Netscape 4.7 is painful and > literally 5 times slower in creating a new browser window or displaying > a new page the the 486-33. What gfx cards do they have? Do you use an accelerated X server on both? A very important factor for system performance is also HD speed, swap space, ... > I will begin by rebuilding the kernel with i486 optimization but I find > it hard to believe that Pentium optimization could slow it down this > much. Again any other ideas? Don't bother. The kernels you're using are probably not especially optimized for anything above an 386. It really shouldn't matter that much. Michel ===== "Software is like sex; it's better when it's free" -- Linus Torvalds "If you continue running Windows, your system may become unstable." -- Windows 95 BSOD __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
