On Sat, Apr 11, 1998 at 07:02:17PM +0000, George R wrote: > On 04/11/98 at 10:13 PM, Marcus Brinkmann > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > >The Gimp is sucking memory like a vampire bat. You can easily use 100 MB > >when processing a screen size image (well, 100MB and more. You can easily > >suck all available memory). > > A memory hog; is it from M$ ;)
;) Not the Gimp itself, it si the graphics that suck the memory (imagine 1000x700 32 bit multiple layer pics and then you know why ;) > >> How much of a hinderance is a 14" monitor?? > > >Is this a joke? Do you want to kill his eyes? A 14" is not only way to > >small, it even has (presumably) a low refresh rate, makes the screen > >flickering and will make his eyes tear. For real graphic processing, a > >17" or 21" is recommended (with video modes running at min. 85 Hz > >vertical). But a 15" is a *must*. > > No joke, I have 2 spare 14" monitors. As I said I know nothing about > graphics. I guess the monitor will have to come before the extra RAM. RAM is cheap, but a good monitor is a bit expensive. be sure to get high refresh rates, and it is okay. I think a 17" Monitor is optimal for your boy. Don't waste your money on 15" ;). The 14" are ok for text terminals, I would say. > Thanks for the pointers. I really want him to enjoy working on the > computer. I _really_ want him to complain when he starts at school with > Win95 ;) He will under this education. Marcus -- "Rhubarb is no Egyptian god." Debian GNU/Linux finger brinkmd@ Marcus Brinkmann http://www.debian.org master.debian.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] for public PGP Key http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Marcus.Brinkmann/ PGP Key ID 36E7CD09 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
