Bob Easton wrote:
>
> On 23 Mar 99, at 13:38, Jerry Lynn Kreps wrote (subject was: Re:
> [SuSE Linux] 30 or 72 pins??? / Sound Card):
> [snip]
> >
> > I am running a three year old P166 Sony VAIO. I made the same decision
> > that you did and jacked the RAM to 64MB and added a Western Digital 6.4 GB
> > HD. It gave me three new 2GB partitions and is much faster than my older
> > HDs. I also upgraded to an EXTERNAL 56Kb Zoom V90 Modem. The extra RAM
> > and Additional HD made a new machine out of my old one. I expect the
> > 2.2.x kernel to give me 2 to 5 times more speed than I have now with the
> > 2.0.36 kernel.
>
> Really? The improvements in 2.2.x are that great? How so, and
> in what respects? You seem to be saying that you expect this
> improvement in addition to whatever speed-up you've obtained
> from the h/w upgrades.
>
> [snip]
> -Bob
Yes, I do, based on information I read at www.kernel.org, and from
reports on the maillist by those who have upgraded to 2.2.x. I
understand, of course, that milage may vary.
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