On 01 Feb 1999q, Helge Hafting wrote: > > > Those of you who have moved to 2.2.0---have you noticed serious > > improvements in performance over the 2.0.xx kernels? > > You won't see much improvements in performance for a machine > that runs a light load only. This is typical for the home/hobby > machines that many people have. Try pushing it with a high > load, particularly on a multiprocessor, and you should definitely see > a difference. > > Other improvements include: > better support for more hardware: noticeable if you have that hw, > more filesystems: useful if you happen to need that. > > Helge Hafting > >
A minor, but to me quite important, improvement is that you can now modify the cursor to appear as a coloured non-blinking block. I simply hated the flashing cursor. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - running Linux Debian 2.0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.achc.demon.co.uk "The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on..." - Edward Fitzgerald (Rubaiat of Omar Khayyam)
