Re: Netscape on low-mem system (was Re: X on a 486)

2000-06-12 Thread servicom
Or, you could check this out: http://arachne.cz/ (Arachne WWW browser for DOS+Linux / Webhosting / MP3streaming) Cheers, Jason. > > besides gzilla (www.gzilla.com ?), there is also > mnemonic (www.mnemonic.org). It requires multi-threading, so you need > to have glibc 2.1.x (potato) > > try

Re: Netscape on low-mem system (was Re: X on a 486)

2000-06-12 Thread Felix Natter
kmself@ix.netcom.com writes: > On Tue, Jun 20, 2000 at 06:46:07PM +0200, Atila Nemet wrote: > > AN> Unfortunately I have only an old 486 PC on 120MHz. Is there > > AN> window manager which is low on system resources so I > > AN> could set up X on this 486? > > > > From, the help I've got, it seem

Re: X on a 486

2000-06-03 Thread David Fisher
> On Sat, Jun 03, 2000 at 11:03, Sven Burgener wrote: > > > > Apropos 486 and firewall: what requirements are there for a firewall / > > masq. gateway to serve a LAN of approx. 20 - 50 clients? > > I mean, I have seen a 486 25sx w/z a cable modem serve up to 5 clients > > completely fine. It has I

Re: X on a 486

2000-06-03 Thread Pann McCuaig
On Sat, Jun 03, 2000 at 11:03, Sven Burgener wrote: > > Apropos 486 and firewall: what requirements are there for a firewall / > masq. gateway to serve a LAN of approx. 20 - 50 clients? > I mean, I have seen a 486 25sx w/z a cable modem serve up to 5 clients > completely fine. It has IIRC 48 mbs o

Re: X on a 486

2000-06-03 Thread Sven Burgener
>Don't throw your 486 away when you eventually get a faster machine. One day >it will make a fine firewall. Apropos 486 and firewall: what requirements are there for a firewall / masq. gateway to serve a LAN of approx. 20 - 50 clients? I mean, I have seen a 486 25sx w/z a cable modem serve up to 5

Re: X on a 486

2000-06-03 Thread David Fisher
Without knowing how much memory your machine has, I would say you certainly need more than the standard amount supplied in a 486. Mine had 64 Mb in it, but had 32 at one stage which was okay. More is definitely better when it come to memory. Don't throw your 486 away when you eventually get

Re: X on a 486

2000-06-03 Thread David Fisher
Try IceWM or WindowMaker. I used to use Windowmaker on a 486/75. -- David [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Ich fuhle, Luft von anderen Planeten" Note: No Microsoft programs were used in the creation or distribution of this message. If you are using a Microsoft program to view this messa

Netscape on low-mem system (was Re: X on a 486)

2000-05-29 Thread kmself
On Tue, Jun 20, 2000 at 06:46:07PM +0200, Atila Nemet wrote: > AN> Unfortunately I have only an old 486 PC on 120MHz. Is there > AN> window manager which is low on system resources so I > AN> could set up X on this 486? > > From, the help I've got, it seems that the problem is not with the > windo

Re: X on a 486

2000-05-29 Thread montefin
Atila, I believe you are correct re: Netscape being the time/mem culprit. I have a 486DX66 w/24Mb RAM Debian test box and use fvwm2 (a.k.a. fvwm now) quite nicely. I installed Netscape6 and, yes, it worked but like molasses in January. I opted for removing Netscape completely and using a very nic

Re: X on a 486 (Debian can serve the purpose of recycling)

2000-05-29 Thread Alain Reinhardt
> Is there window manager which is low on system resources so I could set up X > on this 486? AllĂ´, It is a shame that olvwm has not evolved to be more competitive on the wm's list. I have set up a 486DX2-66, with 16MB RAM and low mem Trident VLB video card, on top of which I run olvwm. Works

Re: X on a 486

2000-05-29 Thread Vitux
Atila Nemet wrote: > > AN> Unfortunately I have only an old 486 PC on 120MHz. Is there > AN> window manager which is low on system resources so I > AN> could set up X on this 486? > > From, the help I've got, it seems that the problem is not with the > window manager itself (since there are peopl

Re: X on a 486

2000-05-29 Thread Atila Nemet
AN> Unfortunately I have only an old 486 PC on 120MHz. Is there AN> window manager which is low on system resources so I AN> could set up X on this 486? From, the help I've got, it seems that the problem is not with the window manager itself (since there are people who are using X with various win

Re: X on a 486

2000-05-29 Thread Felix Natter
Atila Nemet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi! > > Unfortunately I have only an old 486 PC on 120MHz. Is there > window manager which is low on system resources so I > could set up X on this 486? other than those already mentioned, there is icewm. its advantage is IMHO that it is fast but still i

Re: X on a 486

2000-05-29 Thread I. Tura
At 18.07 29/5/00 +0800, Corey Popelier ha escrit: >Windowmaker runs fine on my 486DX2-66 with 12Mb RAM. :) WindowMaker runs quite decently with the same machine as you, Corey, but w/ 20 MB of short (in cm) RAM slots and w/ an ISA video card. Atila, try to find somewhere in the /usr/X11, usr/doc

Re: X on a 486

2000-05-29 Thread James Sleeman
On Wed, 20 Jun 2001 05:24:50 Atila Nemet wrote: > Hi! > > Unfortunately I have only an old 486 PC on 120MHz. Is there > window manager which is low on system resources so I > could set up X on this 486? I used to run KDE on a 486 Dx4/100 with 12 meg of ram ! But that was a bit extreme, there ar

Re: X on a 486

2000-05-29 Thread Corey Popelier
Windowmaker runs fine on my 486DX2-66 with 12Mb RAM. :) Cheers, Corey Popelier http://members.dingoblue.net.au/~pancreas Work Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, 19 Jun 2001, Atila Nemet wrote: > Hi! > > Unfortunately I have only an old 486 PC on 120MHz. Is there > window manager which is low o

Re: X on a 486

2000-05-28 Thread Eric G . Miller
On Tue, Jun 19, 2001 at 07:24:50PM +0200, Atila Nemet wrote: > Hi! > > Unfortunately I have only an old 486 PC on 120MHz. Is there > window manager which is low on system resources so I > could set up X on this 486? In addition to the others mentioned: flwm is very light-weight, but not too confi

Re: X on a 486

2000-05-28 Thread John Carline
Atila Nemet wrote: > Hi! > > Unfortunately I have only an old 486 PC on 120MHz. Is there > window manager which is low on system resources so I > could set up X on this 486? > > Attila I've tried most of them and on my machine the ones that use the least are fvwm95, blackbox and olvwm. I find fv

Re: X on a 486

2000-05-28 Thread Mike Werner
Atila Nemet wrote: > Hi! > > Unfortunately I have only an old 486 PC on 120MHz. Is there > window manager which is low on system resources so I > could set up X on this 486? I'd suggest blackbox. Of the ones I've tried - which include Window Maker, blackbox, Enlightenment, Sawmill (and its desce

X on a 486

2000-05-28 Thread Atila Nemet
Hi! Unfortunately I have only an old 486 PC on 120MHz. Is there window manager which is low on system resources so I could set up X on this 486? Attila