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[James Miller <jamtat AT mailandnews.com>]

Well, I tried the xserver you recommended, Steven (svga.tgz), and it's made 
quite a difference in the performance of Sylpheed on this machine.  There's 
no comparison in the graphics of the program's gui: it's 100% better with 
this xserver (I'm using that server on this machine now).  Turns out it makes 
quite a performance difference as well.  The active line (the one I'm typing 
in) does still flash, but not nearly as much as it did on the other xserver.  
And I've got 3 other virtual consoles open with programs running in each at 
the moment.  No really noticeable strain on Sylpheed (might lines flash a 
little less noticeably if I didn't have those other programs running?).  
Perhaps most importantly, though, the CPU meter remains below the halfway 
point.  I'd say it stays below the lower quarter of it's little box - despite 
more intense flurries of typing.  I think I'll have to take back alot of what 
I was saying yesterday about the program's performance on this machine.  With 
t!
he new xserver, it seems perfectly reasonable - even with other programs 
open.  This is perfectly acceptable performance on a 486 of this class.

I just could not have guessed that the xserver could have such an effect on 
the way a program runs.  I hope I'm learning something from this.

James