Running X windows on a 16MHz 386sx

[Tim Pozar]

In article <14220 at netcom.UUCP> boba at netcom.UUCP (Bob Amstadt) writes:
>Is anyone running Sys V Unix and X windows on a 386sx based machine?
>I'm interested in knowing what the performance is like.

   I ran ESIX's OS (rev.C) on a straight 16MHz '386 w/ 4 
megs-o-memory. I found the paging was severe with only 4megs.  You 
really need 8megs to run it with out the problems.  I have been told 
that 16bit memory is pretty tought to live with also.  I have been 
strongly encouraged to have a 32bit memory bus.  Doesn't a SX only 
have a 16bit memory bus?

   I have since upgraded to a 33MHz '396 w/ 8megs-o-memory.  Much 
faster, but some screen updates are slightly slower that I would like.
Paging is not a problem now. I have found xfroot with out a co-
processor will slow the system down noticably.

                             Tim



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