[ltp] Re: Wireless problem with new kernel (SuSE 2.4.10 to 2.4.18)

Michelle Klein-Hass linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 20 Oct 2003 08:01:32 -0700


>Ken Firestone <kenf@speakeasy.net> writes:
>
>>  As a side note, does anyone have any sense on how well a newer
>>  distro will perform on the 300mhz Thinkpad 240?
>
>My 380XD (458 bogomips) runs Debian unstable with X 4.3 at a decent
>speed (using icewm. I think i tried Gnome 2 and found it too slow)

My 600E 400MHz runs Knoppix with KDE with ease. Gnome is dog-slow. 
Nautilus is the problem. Konqui does the same things Nautilus does in 
KDE plus web browsing and is slimmer and trimmer.

Happy Thinkpad Linux-ing...
-.\\<-H-