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Message from Steven
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Sindi wrote:
>
> This means if you try to do much more than view one 
> photo (or one website with a lot of graphics) with 
> links2 under X, on a laptop with 16MB RAM, you will 
> be swapping to swap file or partition, 

That is wrong.  I suggest you actually try it on 
a computer with 16mb RAM.  

> I would need a slower computer to check how long it 
> took to load X plus links2 plus a photo.  

Indeed.  You can't simply take the results from a
fast 512mb computer, divide by 32, and say that's
what you will get on a slow 16mb computer. 

> Why do you prefer Phoenix?

I prefer the user interface in Phoenix.  Doing things
(eg deleting a tab) seems more natural to me in Phoenix
than in Opera.  

> Can you run links2 under X in 16MB without a swap file?

First of all, I don't use a swap file.  I recommend people
use a swap partition.  And yes, links2 runs under X in 16mb 
RAM without a swap file.  I've just tried it on an old laptop
with 16mb RAM (after doing a swapoff) and it worked just fine.

Cheers,
Steven