[newbie] Just loaded Mandrake 6.0 on new computer

1999-09-05 Thread Hugh
I had to say that this was the easiest install I have ever done. I do now truly love linux. I have what seems to be a super computer when compared to a Windoze machine. Has anyone noticed a big increase in speed when running Mandrake? My new machine is only a 350AMD yet it out runs my friends 500

Re: [newbie] Just loaded Mandrake 6.0 on new computer

1999-09-05 Thread Brett Jones
All Mandrake packages are compiled using pgcc (optimized for pentiums), I see 15% or so increase in speed over RedHat 6 on my 266mmx laptop. This is a big plus on older pentium hardware. It's a pain for those running 486 chips though, but progress will kill of some perfectly good hardware. Then