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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> sindi keesan wrote:
> > How can I turn off color for ls?
>
> Use ls from Slackware 4.0.  The busybox ls is hardwired
> for color.

Ok.  How do I get back my cursor that I have in DOS but not in linux 
except when using e3?  BL3.  It works fine for me on a TTL monitor, with 
cursor.


> > In X, I have a choice between plugging in a mouse
> > or a modem.
>
> I assume you have only one COM port.  I assume you are
> using an external modem.
Yes.  I don't think X is appropriate for this computer anyway.  But if i 
try to use with links I can't use a mouse.

> > I have been checking swap file usage.  112 when I am
> > not in X, maximum,
>
> Are you sure that's really the maximum?  Are you checking
> swap at peak load (while processes are working hard)?
> Or are you checking it from the CLI (when things are
> fairly quiet)?

I check repeatedly every few seconds.  Links is the only program I loaded 
other than pppd or free or top.  I check from the CLI on one terminal 
while loading links on the other terminal.

> > even while loading links or telnet; or dialing.
>
> If you want a demanding process, try gzip.  My laptop
> (12mb RAM), uses swap when it gzips a large tar.

Okay, I will try that some time but I don't have the hard drive space to 
zip/unzip anything very large.   7MB free in DOS.    40MB hard drive.

> > I think 6.7MB is too much for this system.
>
> I disagree.

What would I use more for on a computer designed primarily for practicing 
writing shell scripts?  We would like a bit more DOS space.  lxpic is much 
faster at viewing than xli so we might use DOS for anything graphical.

> > I recommend not bothering with swap file on a 4.7MB
> > laptop, and not using X.
>
> I disagree.

Do you need a swap file to use as an X terminal?  I would not use it 
standalone with X is what I meant.

> > Or using X with 3MB swap file only.
>
> I disagree.

When would I want to use X with more than that on this slow a computer?


> > The computer is just too slow to wait for it to be
> > swapping things around.
>
> Swapping things around is actually faster than loading/
> unloading things (which is what happens when you have
> insufficient working memory)

Is swapping to a swap file faster than swapping to regular hard drive?

> Cheers,
> Steven
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