Mark,

Windows 1998 is being compared to Linux 2001.

It's like Ben said: the applications are tuned to different 
(older vs. newer) hardware configs, and you need more 
swap (and swap won't necessarily make it lightning fast, 
but all around better in a few respects).

IE will be faster for a number of reasons (most of it loads
at boot, it is much newer than at least Netscape (4.xx) on 
Linux, ...), and differences will be exacerbated by running
on a lower memory (for this particular kernel) client with
inadequate swap space.

Good luck,

Troy

>>> markbrowne at mn.mediaone.net 09/13/01 10:36PM >>>
I am still geting used to Mandrake 8.0.
My concern is that with a dual boot system Windows seems faster than Linux
in KDE.
Example: Explorer opening a web page 3x faster compared to KDE or netscape
on same system.
Is there some sort of speed tuning I should do?
I am testing Linux primarily with a 133 MHz P1 with 64 mb with 20mb of swap.
Don't tell me to get a faster box - I have one.
WIndows 98 runs OK with this hardware.

I have tried several other distributions with much the same results.
I fear that the claims of Linux speed in relation to Windoze may be just
hype.

Mark Browne

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian" <lxy at cloudnet.com>
To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org>
Cc: "Chrissy Showers" <jobspooh at iexposure.com>; "Jeff Gallus"
<JGallus at stcloudstate.edu>; "Kevin Nagle" <kevin at utvs.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 8:58 AM
Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Windows Cheat Code Discovered


> On Wed, 12 Sep 2001, Jay Kline wrote:
>
> > from http://www.segfault.org/story.phtml?mode=2&id=3b8e877a-07b50980 
> >
> > Windows Cheat Code Discovered
>
> While sitting through hours of training on Registry hacking I wouldn't
> doubt if this sort of feature existed.  Still looking for that
> WindowsRunsReallySlow key though...
>
> -Brian
>
>
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