The performance problem is not the CPU. It is the memory. I run lots of versions of Linux on PIII 550s. The memory is the key, 64MB is way too small.
If you upgrade it to 256 or 512mb your results will be like having a brand new computer, compared to running anything thing on 64MB. Well, except for MS-DOS, the performance of DOS will be the same for 64MB and 512MB RAM. David David DuPre' Executive Performance Engineering Consultant HyPerformix Inc. Office: 706-820-2252 VOIP Phone: 423-508-0289 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: www.hyperformix.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David > J. Ring, Jr. > Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 4:56 PM > To: SWORD Developers' Collaboration Forum > Subject: Re: [sword-devel] Ubuntu > > Unfortunately with the distributions I've tried, I find they run much slower > on older machines - much slower than Windows XP - which surprises me. I > have one machine that is a Pentium 3 at about 550 MHz with 64 MB RAM and it > is slower than a slothful man at work time. Ringht now I'm running on > Mandriva Linux 2006 and it just creeps when doing anything. > > Anyone have a recommendation for a linux distro that runs quickly on old > machines? > > Best Wishes, > > David Ring > Green Harbor, MA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shane Rice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "SWORD Developers' Collaboration Forum" <sword-devel@crosswire.org> > Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 4:09 PM > Subject: Re: [sword-devel] Ubuntu > > > Barry, > > I have been dabbling with Ubuntu also, and it is a super easy system > to use. I'm a native Windows user, but now I dual boot with Ubuntu. A > very very nice distribution! > > Shane > > Barry Drake wrote: > > Hi there ........ > > > > Sorry if I'm slightly off-topic here. Over Easter, I decided to > > update my six-year old Linux so I could test a recent BibleTime with > > NET. I was amazed at how easy it was to install Debian compared with > > a few years ago. I wrote to the Debian folk to congratulate them, and > > one of them wrote off list to say if I thought Debian was easy, I > > ought to try Ubuntu. I did. I'm even more amazed! Much, much easier > > than installing Windows on a PC. And Ubuntu let me install binary > > packages of both BibleTime and GnomeSword .... just fantastic! > > > > So - if any PC user out there is thinking of going for Linux now's the > > time. Ubuntu is Gnome-based. If you lean towards KDE, there's it's > > cousin Kubuntu. Both are derived from Debian, but are designed to > > make the process of moving over easy for the pc user. > > > > God bless, > > > > Barry > > > > -- From Barry Drake (The Revd) minister of the Netherfield United > > Reformed church, Nottingham see http://www.jesusinnetherfield.org.uk > > for our church homepages). > > > > Replies - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org > > http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org > http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.0.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.3/317 - Release Date: 4/18/2006 > > > _______________________________________________ > sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org > http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page
