On Mon, 16 Jun 2003, Preben Randhol wrote: >> I am trying to run LyX on my old P166, but it gets too slow. So, I was >> wondering if: >I have a P166 and I don't have a problem with lyx. I use the xforms
Summary: CPU speed doesn't matter so much, but you _really_ must have enough memory. By running a light window manager, such as IceWM, and no useless background programs, you should be able to go with as little as 16 MB. I used to have LyX with 8 MB and I tend to believe it was usable but I wouldn't recommend that to anyone. Never use KDE nor Gnome unless you have 64 MB or so memory. Also, do you use Qt or Xforms GUI? Xforms is faster (takes less memory), I believe. >> 2 - Can I convert .rtf to .lyx? LyX Tips/FAQ at www.lyx.org has a list of converters. I don't remember if that one was listed.
