On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 09:37:14PM -0800, Robert Lee wrote:
> First, do I actually need X window? X window is
> pretty big. I am now running X window on Assabet
> through NFS. This is ugly because Assabet is supposed
> to be portable.
It's a popular misconception that X is big. X is not big. Jim Gettys
used to develop X on a 4MB DEC VAX with consideraly less power than
your Assabet. The Compaq iPaq also runs X, and it has almost the same
specs (SA1110, 16MB flash, 32MB RAM).
> The next question is what client programs do not need
> X? I checked several programs and all of them require
> X.
Depends on what you want to do. A window manager is the most important
thing you need, and some kind of terminal would be nice. Check out
www.handhelds.org for ideas and applications.
> Finally, does Assabet have enough computing power as a
> streaming video client?
Depends on the compression algorithm and the video size. We can do 15
frames/second for a CIF (360x288) H.263 encoded movie on the LART
(SA1100@220MHz, 32MB RAM, Xfb server, Telenor H.263 decoder).
Erik
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