> So....  X 3.x.x (can't remember the exact version) and FVWM would work
> well w/ a 486DX/100 and 24MB ram?  640x480x256.  I need something for my
> laptop...
> Plus a lot of ssh work.  Mutt + MTA/MDA + IMAP etc...
> Development work - C/C++/Python/Perl/Assy.
> Console stuff - Minicom etc.

go for X4. I haven't noticed it being slower than X3; at least on my P166.
it's easier to configure, and supports more stuff.

> hmm...  Is this enough of a machine to do this w/ a GUI?

I ran WordPerfect 8 with FVWM on a 486/66/44MB over a VNC connection; and it
was just as peppy as MS Word on my P200 workstation. had an annoying
tendency to crash when reading particular Word documents, tho. :(

Carl Soderstrom.
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