23 May
2004
23 May
'04
8:15 p.m.
On Sunday 23 May 2004 21:46, Craig Box wrote:
... ... What I want is to run modern applications on older hardware. If modern applications aren't architected to support this, then that is the problem. ...
It is not uncommon for programmers to write applications that are sluggish on today's hardware while banking on Moore's Law. So the statement: "What I want is to run modern applications on older hardware." produced a chuckle. Your XP example doesn't surprise me at all though. What iteration of x86 was your Linux software compiled for? I mean X, your WM, your apps and the kernel?
I ran a quick, responsive, usable desktop environment on a 286 at 10Mhz
What environment was that? /sid.