On Mon, 14 May 2001 05:27, tazmun wrote:
> Hi all.....just a quickie question that has been bugging me. I was
> under the impression that the Linux OS was a more efficient program
> then windows....but the only 2 programs I have for true comparison
> since I run them on both OS's is Star Office & Netscape 4.7. The
> windows OS unfortunately kicks linux ass oh so terribly bad! Does
> this mean I don't have the OS correctly configured or is this
> typical behaviour?
There are numerous technical reasons why Netscape and StarOffice
perform poorly in Linux compared to Windos. These programmes are
monolithic in design, not taking advantage of any of the numerous
toolkits (e.g. GTK, QT) that help to keep Linux quick and at the same
time functional. The Windos API is far better for these types of
applications. For a fairer fight (IMHO), compare a mature Linux
programme based on an established toolkit (e.g. Konqueror) with a
mature Windos app of the same type (e.g. M$IE). Remember to take
account of features (more features usually means slower performance)
and other things that may make a performance difference (background
processes, themes, etc.). The Linux version of StarOffice 6 (and
OpenOffice, upon which it is based) is meant to be based on GTK, so
theoretically it should be quicker than the corresponding Windos
version.
> Oh yeah, I'm still running the Mandrake 7.1
> version waiting for the 8.0 to hit the stores and windows ME on a
> 850 PIII based system with a promise card running 66 dma hard
> drives. I know I had problems when I check the option for (I can't
> quote exactly what it was called)maximizing hard drive performance.
> It noted that problems with this are common and suggests that you
> don't try to use this option. Any thoughts on this subject??
Firstly, try upgrading to Mandrake 8.0. This new version has far
better hardware support. One thing to remember about Linux is that is
an incredibly configurable OS. Out of the box, it may not be very much
faster than Windos, but with only a few tweaks here and there your
system can increase drastically in performance. Take a look at
http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/hardware/hide2.html, and browse all
the other articles on mandrakeuser.org. I'm sure there's much room for
improvement.
> Thanks Taz
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