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On Sat, 3 May 2003 qwms-avib AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> Todd wrote:
> > 
> > I have a Thinkpad 355c.  I am not sure if that is 
> > a 486sx or dx.  Maybe its an SLC?  

> With no coprocessor (SX/SLC/DLC) and only 8mb RAM, a full
> graphical browser is not viable.  You will be able to see 
> individual images, but full-blown graphics is just too 
> demanding.  X uses the copro for screen rendering -- you 
> get a big performance hit when there is no copro.  The 
> 486DX (and every CPU after that) has a built-in copro.  
> Add-on copros are available for 386s and 486s.

Is 8M enough to run Links 2.1.9 graphical using svgalib instead of X?
Does svgalib also use the coprocessor?

Sindi Keesan