[Xastir] System power needed

[Tom Young]

Jacob Tennant wrote:
> 
> For now I am installing CYGWIN for a test run with Xastir to see how it
> works.
> 
> If all goes well I am going to switch over to Linux completely when I can.

And if it does not go well, you'll want to switch over sooner :>)  

I guess you're not interested in trying KNOPPIX. 

You can, of course, avoid any tweaking or recompilation by waiting for
the 2.5 kernel changes to be incorporated in your favorite
distribution.  Your concern for performance was why I mentioned the
changes, not a desire to overwhelm you with kernel hacking
problems.   

	73, 

		Tom   

> 
> Jacob Tennant  K8JWT
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian Heaton" <brian.heaton at janusresearch.com>
> To: "Tom Young" <tom at twyoung.com>
> Cc: "Jacob Tennant" <k8jwt at ntelos.net>; <xastir at xastir.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 10:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [Xastir] System power needed
> 
> > 2.5 is the current development tree and is changing very rapidly. I
> > wouldn't run it in a production environment yet.  Its probably even less
> > appropriate for a new user.
> >
> > 2.4 is the current stable branch. You can do plenty of tweaking in the
> > kernel and apps for better speed once you become comfortable with the
> > system.
> >
> > THX/BDH
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 2003-03-28 at 07:34, Tom Young wrote:
> > > You might like to try the KNOPPIX distribution, first.   It runs
> > > entirely off a CD, so
> > > it is a nice way to see how well Linux runs on your laptop without
> > > messing with your hard drive.    Unfortunately, you won't be able to
> > > install Xastir on the CD,
> > > without a lot of difficulty.   If there is any interest, I could install
> > > the next
> > > stable version of Xastir on a KNOPPIX CD and make the ISO file available
> > > for downloading.
> > >
> > > Anyway, once you see how Linux runs on your laptop, you can decide to
> > > install Debian,
> > > or some other distribution -- I run Mandrake 9.0(9.1 is available) on a
> > > Sony laptop, myself.
> > >
> > > You might want to be sure your distro has kernel version 2.5 or above, I
> > > hear the
> > > graphics performance has been significantly improved.  Unfortunately,
> > > Mandrake 9.1
> > > is still at 2.4, but you can install a later kernel on top of it.  You
> > > will need your
> > > friend's help if you need to compile a new kernel, and be sure to keep
> > > your old
> > > working kernel.
> > >
> > > 73,
> > >
> > > Tom, KD1UL
> > >
> > >
> > > Jacob Tennant wrote:
> > > >
> > > > No, it's not a bad time to tell me that as I had been thinking of
> ttrying
> > > > Linux on the laptop anyway. A fellow ham friend of mine is a big Linux
> user
> > > > and had mentioned Debian to me before so I might just give him a call
> > > > tonight or this weekend. . .
> > > >
> > > > Jacob Tennant  K8JWT
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Gerry Creager N5JXS" <gerry.creager at tamu.edu>
> > > > To: "Jacob Tennant" <k8jwt at ntelos.net>
> > > > Cc: <xastir at xastir.org>
> > > > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 4:24 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [Xastir] System power needed
> > > >
> > > > > Is this a good time to tell you that a machine of that class will
> run
> > > > > Xastir better under Linux than Windows, because Linux handles
> resources
> > > > > more efficiently?
> > > > >
> > > > > ;-)
> > > > >
> > > > > 73, gerry
> > > > >
> > > > > Jacob Tennant wrote:
> > > > > > I have just started looking into Xastir from WinAPRS. I have a IBM
> 770
> > > > > > laptop with 233MMX proc. 98mbRAM, 4GB HD, with Win98se loaded on
> it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > With using cygwin to make xastir run, do I have enough power to
> run this
> > > > on
> > > > > > the laptop?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It is my main APRS system for both home and truck.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Jacob Tennant  K8JWT
> > > > > >
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> > > > >
> > > > > --
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