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List:       kde
Subject:    Re: What can be done to accelerate KDE 1.
From:       David Klemm <klemm () abacus ! at>
Date:       1999-02-18 8:30:16
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On Mon, 15 Feb 1999, BOQUET Laurent wrote:

Hi,

I am currently using KDE on a Pentium 90 with 64megs ram. And i still find it
very usable. I think nowadays everybody is getting so impatient. On your Pent
II 233 it must run like a thunder.

Even though i must admit that some tuning might be nice but this should not
limit the cross-platformness of KDE! ;-)

cu David

> My question will be naïve. But I only use Linux for a week! I have replaceed
> Afterstep by KDE because I red that KDE is easy to use and to learn for a
> Linux newcomer. KDE is very good but it is extremely slow on my system.
> I have a Pentium II 233, 64 Mo of RAM, an AGP video card, and I use a Redhat
> 5.1 with after a standard installation. With no personal costumization.
> When I work with KDE, I have the feeling to use Win98 with 8Mo of RAM. I
> would like someone to tell me what can be done to have a faster KDE. KDE is
> stable, beautiful and ergonomic and before abandoning  it for good, I would
> like to know what can be done.
> Recompiling it myself with Pentium optimization ?
> Not loading all KDE modules ?
> Buy additional RAM ?
> If nothing can be done I will reinstall Redhat and learn to use Afterstep.
> But in any case I will give up Linux. I have an Internet connection only for
> a week and I am sick of Windows and of Microsoft.
> PLEASE excuse my grammatical errors and be kind to answer in an easy English.
> 
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