oscar@eismond.UUCP (Carsten Tschach) (06/27/90)
teoh@uicbert.eecs.uic.edu writes: >Will I get any problems with the above mentioned Unix clones w/ the >following configurations? > Ati Wonder VGA (256K) Rev 1.02 w/ its TX-2B mouse > Seagate MFM 4096 hardrive (80MB) To less, I thing if you install Unix, BNU,.... and XWindows you'll run out of space - and if you don't do so, you won't have any free diskspace for userdata. > Western Digital WD1006 HDD/FDD controller card > Technology Power TP/25 motherboard (64K Cache & 4 MB Ram) > Panasonic KX-P1191 printer > Teac 3.5 & 5.25 floppy drives > Nec MultiSync 3D monitor >My project involves heavy use of X window Systems. What is the min memory You can use XWindows with 4 MB ram, but if you open more than 2 windows, the time for swaping slows the system down. I work with 8 MB ram and it's okay. >required to run X11R4? How would increase the display speed, add more >video mem or just add coprocessor or both? If you add a coprocessor, the XWindows-system speeds up. For example on my system (386-25 8 MB no coprocessor) the xeyes are so slow that it isn't possible to work with them. You can see how the pixels are set. On a friends computer (the same motherboard but with a coprocessor) the xeyes are so fast, that you can expand it to the maximum size without waiting for a responce from your computer. >What's the best way to connect my IBM laptop to 386 console to enable X >display on the laptop? Use coaxial cable w/ Ethernet card, or a null cable It depend on the software you use. You need a special XWindows-terminal- emulation for you laptop. >w/ the dumb serial port? Any problem w/ the former alternative if there is >only one serial port available on the laptop? You can use the serial port as same as the ethernet. I thought, that the ethernet ist faster, but the serial port is cheaper. >Is there a way to dial up to 386 console from a remote side via phoneline? You can connect you System with a normal asyncron modem that you connect to the serial port. >If there is, other than the use of MODEM, do I need any extra hardware? No, maybe a lot of serial ports ! Bye, Carsten P.S. If you E-Mail me, don't use the internal mailpath, only use my internet- address. -- "Suddenly there comes a blinding flash....and then comes OSCAR !" INTERNET: tschach@kristall.chemie.fu-berlin.dbp.de UUCP: oscar@eismond.uucp ...!unido!tmpmbx!einoed!eismond!oscar