Re: question about linux performance

[Alan Mead <adm ipat com>]

At 11:24 PM 12/10/99 -0800, Mark Ivey wrote:

>I have a question about general linux performance.  It seems like my linux
>box at home doesn't run like it ought to (specifically, it seems like it

I think you're confusing Linux and X (and window managers).  Under Windows,
there is no choice of windowing environment.  Under Linux, you can choose
and I would choose one that works well for you.  I like GNOME but I always
use it on a machine with a lot of RAM.

Linux without a GUI will run faster than any GUI OS on the same hardware
and you can browse web sites (somewhat) with lynx.

I suppose it has its adherents but I agree with Netscape founder Jim Clark
that Netscape is not the world's best browser.  There will be other options
shortly although you may need to pay for them.
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