On Wed, 2002-05-08 at 14:33, Seneca wrote: > On Tue, May 07, 2002 at 09:11:50PM -0500, dman wrote: > > On Mon, May 06, 2002 at 09:55:17PM -0400, Seneca wrote: > > | On Mon, May 06, 2002 at 06:03:39PM -0500, dman wrote: > > | > On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 10:15:36PM -0400, Seneca Cunningham wrote: [snip] > > What services is that system running? It sounds like you're trying to > > push the machine way too far. How powerful is it (CPU, RAM)? > > This system is my most powerful one. It's a P100 with 16M RAM and 100M > swap. (but I have my eye on a P133 with 96M RAM that is laying unused in > the basement... and the other two unused systems that mom won't let me > have (for some reason she considers my current 3 systems to be too > many)) > > Currently I am running X, cardmgr (this is a laptop after all), getmail, > exim, netscape (I would prefer not to, but I need javascript and java > support to connect to the proxy, and mozilla is massive), dictd, cron, > and lpd. The stuff that I am using is mutt, vim, lynx, garlic, xcircuit, > gnuplot, and sometimes playmidi. (not counting countless compiles of > homework for computer science, a class where the teacher gives bonus > marks for "features" such as confirmation messages, and GUI messes)
Jiminy Crickets! No matter what GUI you use, that box isn't built for graphics. Still, hope you are using X3.3.6 + xfce. Do you need dictd, lpd, getmail and exim running all the time? Save some RAM/swap by manually running them only when needed. Yes, that's a pain, but sacrifices must be made when resource-constrained. Vim is pretty darned big. How about elvis? Also, do you work off- line at all? How about stopping cardmgr when off-line? Is pine smaller than mutt? On Sunday, cook your mother a nice dinner, and give her a sappy card. THEN ask for the P133! P.S. - Confirmation messages are not a "feature"! -- +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA http://ronandheather.dhs.org:81 | | | | You ask us the same question every day, and we give you | | the same answer every day. Someday, we hope that you will | | believe us... | | Donald Rumsfeld, to a reporter | +------------------------------------------------------------+ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
