On Thu, 2003-12-11 at 13:42, Ow Mun Heng wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: kent emia [mailto:kent-cdr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 1:07 PM > > To: redhat-shrike > > Subject: users losing interest > > > > > > hi to all > > > > we've just migrated from windows and most of our pc's is > > installed with > > redhat 9 and some are on redhat8.. > > > > they kept on comparing the speed from their previous OS its > > because when > > opening a simple file from or compiling a simple > > program(using java) it > > would take them a couple of seconds to complete the task.. > > > > is there a way to tweak things up.. so that speed will be a little > > faster? > > What I do know is that Linux's X takes up a lot of resources.. and you > really need a fast processor to get thing snappy.. Even with my centrino 1.4 > + 512MB ram, loading up openoffice takes quite a while.. But, I've learned > to live with it since I don't use it all that often. > > That said, IMHO, I think LInux as a desktop would certainly take a while.. yah i understand that but some users have read some docs that linux can run even in a slower 386 so they are expecting to run even more faster than the windows OS > > > > Cheers, > OW > > PS : I've read a few times about an app called quickstart or something like > that that's supposed to make OO open faster. But never did bother to look > around for it. (google implied) -- kent emia <kent-cdr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
