[luau] learning the hardware end

[Vince Hoang]

On Tue, Mar 04, 2003 at 01:23:58PM -1000, Luis aka Rigpa wrote:
> Embedded linux was designed for resource challenged computers
> > old pentium 166s are resource challenged computers.
> Applications written for embedded linux tend to be streamlined
> and efficient so as to run properly on these resource
> challenged computers > old pentium 166s can benefit from
> streamlined and efficient applications. Thus why not embedded
> linux and it's applications on an old 166?

Old Pentiums would function just fine offering non-GUI services.
But, when someone mentions embedded Linux, I first think of the
Sharp Zaurus. Maybe I am just biased.

> I might be wrong on the linux performance issue when used on a
> 166. It might have been that my non-existent linux skills were
> the catalysts to a lousy linux installation, thus degrading
> performance of my computer to snail speed. But if snail speed
> is the norm when running a standard version of linux on a 166,
> then I would highly recommend looking for a way to improve
> performance.

If you intend to use a GUI on an old system then you should
seriously consider a lighter weight window manager. KDE is very
feature rich and will slow down your system.

-Vince