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  • From: Howard Eisenberger <howarde AT gmx.net>
  • To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [BL] Thinkpad 355c
  • Date: Sat, 03 May 2003 16:25:48 -0400

On Sat, May 03, 2003 at 10:53:19AM -0400, keesan2 AT cyberspace.org wrote:

> > 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?

It works on my P133 with mem=8M, but not on my 486sx with 8mg ram.

Howard E.




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