On Wed, May 08, 2002 at 03:25:47PM -0500, Ron wrote: > 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.
xfce, I don't use it. When I was looking at window managers, it's depends line seemed a bit large, and it has features that I wouldn't use. As of now, my favourite window manager is lwm. > 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. They're not always running now. > 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? Actually, I'm thinking of changing over to ed. Really. On my other systems (DOS) I spend my time in edlin. And I like the user interface. cardmgr stays on all the time. If it stops, no more ethernet, no more cdrom. And I don't know about pine. > On Sunday, cook your mother a nice dinner, and give her a sappy card. > THEN ask for the P133! I already tried that on her birthday, besides, I'm out of town on sunday. > P.S. - Confirmation messages are not a "feature"! They are when they meet the teacher's specifications: written in java, use AWT, are a class, and use buttons, frames, and the appropriate listeners. Each time one comes up in my testing of my programs, there is about two minutes of swapping. Give me a command line anyday. -- Seneca [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
