[geeks] SS/5-170 is a *nice* desktop...

[Ken Hansen]

I am happy to report my SS/5-170 is much peppier now that I have thrown in a TGX ;^)

CDE is useable, I am keeping a Setiathome process running (no graphics), and have just installed an apache web server ( http://n2vip.dyndns.org:8080/~ken ) before I came into the office this morning.

As a reference point, for anyone interested, an SS/5-170 w/256 Meg RAM, TGX, and 2x 4 Gig HDs is a *nice* setup for CDE/OpenWindows use. Oh, and I am running Solaris 7 Desktop Edition (?) with 7_Recommended (43 Meg!) patch cluster installed. The Netscape defaults are a bit rough on a 17" monitor, but I'll be moving my 20" monster in place soon (I have to clean my office first - pictures to follow).

I was thinking about putting Solaris 2.6 in it, so I could run my SunPC (x586 model)card, but I think I'll drop that in the SS/10sx ;^)

Oh,and Jon, a CG3 is a step *up* from an AFX card? I guess I'll be posting this on eBay - they seem to fetch about $75 IIRC.

Ken

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Hansen [mailto:Ken.Hansen at ICTI-USA.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 4:38 PM
To: 'geeks at sunhelp.org'
Subject: RE: [geeks] Oops :)


Ahh, 24 bit graphics, but s-l-o-w-l-y? I've got a TGX I pulled from the system - I'll try that instead. Would switching framebuffer to a TGX make a significant difference in Netscape 4.X on this box? (I imagine it would, but want to make sure my expectations are reasonable...)

I suppose I would simply touch /reconfigure and reboot, right? I installed the complete distribution of Solaris 7, so I should have the drivers already in place...

Thanks!

Ken
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Bradford [mailto:mrbill at mrbill.net]
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 2:39 PM
To: geeks at sunhelp.org
Subject: Re: [geeks] Oops :)


On Wed, May 30, 2001 at 02:17:15PM -0400, Ken Hansen wrote:
> Speaking of Netscape - what do folks here use for Netscape on their Suns? I just dropped Netscape 4.54 from the Solaris 7 11/99 release on my SS/5-170 and scrolling is *horrid*... Any suggestions? I have the AFX framebuffer (SS/5-specific 24 bit FB)...

Thats why.  AFX.  *slow*.

Bill

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Bill Bradford
mrbill at mrbill.net
Austin, TX
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