I run X on a 486/66 (40meg mem) all the time. It isn't as snappy as on a fast machine but it works just fine, thank you. Of course, you can't expect to run gnome or kde but fvwm does a very nice job. I have also run X on a 486/33 with 16 meg memory. It is slower but it also runs ok. Takes a few seconds for emacs to come up but it works. I wouldn't use win3.1 unless I was threatened with death or worse... of course, the likelyhood of no job and an existing mortgage can be a strong motivating factor ;)
jim > if it were my machine and it needed a GUI i would prob use win 3.1, > anyhthing more would be too much. > > nate > > > On Tue, 22 Feb 2000, Eric Hagglund wrote: > > eahagg >This isn't for me, it's for some children who don't > eahagg >have a computer and I, like much of the world don't > eahagg >have the luxury of 300 Mhz processors and have to get > eahagg >by as best I can. I don't have the equipment and the > eahagg >worstations are going to have to be standalone. > eahagg > > eahagg >I don't agree with your pronouncement on the > eahagg >feasibility of X other than the fact that it runs > eahagg >slower on slower machines. I've seen it run on 486s > eahagg >plenty of times before. It sounds like you are > eahagg >possibly new to Linux and accustomed to using higher > eahagg >end machines, not having thoroughly explored the > eahagg >capabilities of the operating system. > eahagg > > eahagg >--- aphro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > eahagg >> even if he could get XF86 setup for EGA(maybe he > eahagg >> can...) i dont think it > eahagg >> would run worth a shit, its better to leave a > eahagg >> machine like that in console > eahagg >> mode. if you want X, install vncserver and run X > eahagg >> apps from remote. i > eahagg >> would avoid X on anything less then 200Mhz 48MB (any > eahagg >> system i install now > eahagg >> is 350MHz 64MB+) > eahagg >> > eahagg >> nate > eahagg >> > eahagg >> On Tue, 22 Feb 2000, Eric Hagglund wrote: > eahagg >> > eahagg >> eahagg >Can anyone help with this or at least tell > eahagg >> me if it's > eahagg >> eahagg >not feasible? > eahagg >> eahagg > > eahagg >> eahagg >--- Eric Hagglund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > eahagg >> wrote: > eahagg >> eahagg >> Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 07:40:20 -0800 > eahagg >> (PST) > eahagg >> eahagg >> From: Eric Hagglund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > eahagg >> eahagg >> Subject: Configuring x-windows for EGA > eahagg >> eahagg >> To: Debian User Lists User Lists > eahagg >> eahagg >> <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > eahagg >> eahagg >> > eahagg >> eahagg >> I'm trying to get a 486dx set up with > eahagg >> X-windows. The > eahagg >> eahagg >> monitor I'm using is a NEC Multisynch > eahagg >> JC1401-P3A EGA > eahagg >> eahagg >> that was manufactured when Ronald Reagan > eahagg >> was peaking > eahagg >> eahagg >> in popularity (in the U.S. at least, > eahagg >> before Oliver > eahagg >> eahagg >> North eclipsed him; no I'm not kidding :). > eahagg >> I have > eahagg >> eahagg >> installed Debian 1.3.1 onto a 500 meg hard > eahagg >> drive and > eahagg >> eahagg >> am now trying to get X Windows configured > eahagg >> using the > eahagg >> eahagg >> text based install utility, because the > eahagg >> graphical > eahagg >> eahagg >> setup uses VGA by default and that is > eahagg >> (apparently) > eahagg >> eahagg >> too > eahagg >> eahagg >> much for this dinosaur to handle. > eahagg >> eahagg >> > eahagg >> eahagg >> Anyway, I am now at the menu where you > eahagg >> choose the > eahagg >> eahagg >> horizontal synch range for the monitor. > eahagg >> All the > eahagg >> eahagg >> choices available to me, save one are for > eahagg >> VGA > eahagg >> eahagg >> monitors. The last choice allows me to put > eahagg >> in a > eahagg >> eahagg >> range > eahagg >> eahagg >> of my own. What should I put in? > eahagg >> eahagg >> > eahagg >> eahagg >> Then, when it asks me about the vertical > eahagg >> range, what > eahagg >> eahagg >> should I put in for that? > eahagg >> eahagg >> > eahagg >> eahagg >> BTW the back of the monitor says it's > eahagg >> rated for 120 > eahagg >> eahagg >> volts at 60hz, and it appears to have > eahagg >> jumpers for > eahagg >> eahagg >> color settings. 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