linux seems slow

I am not to sure about the different progs. and the way they work in
Linux.If I am understanding correctly I believe the
JDK I am using is called Kaffee. I really didn't consider the time it took
for java to load in star office. I have noticed some
improvement by using hdparm. I do a lot school work via the internet if you
know of another browser for Linux that is java and flash capable please let
me know.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Cantrell" <yomahz@devnull.org>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: linux seems slow


> Actually, I didn't get that impression at all. I was just making sure you
> where aware of the JVM overhead w/ Star Office and that wasn't the reason
> for your concern.
>
> Regards,
> Mike Cantrell
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John W <wisdom04@home.com>
> To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
> Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 11:45 PM
> Subject: Re: linux seems slow
>
>
> > Mike,
> > I get the impression that you think I am knocking Linux. Not by any
> stretch.
> > I also have the splash screen off in ie so i don't see it, I double
> click and i see yahoo.com
> > almost instantaneously. I may have to many progs in Linux I really don't
> need and that could be a cause.
> > You are right ms office takes a while to load on my win98 system. I
think
> maybe just having
> > Linux / at around the 7.5 Gig area of the disk may be a culprit as
well.
> I don't really know
> > the way Linux behaves. I suspect win98 would not like living in that
> location of the drive.
> > John
> >
> >
> > Mike Cantrell wrote:
> >
> > > Star Office is mainly Java ... that means it has to translate the byte
> code
> > > through the JVM (this applies to both MS and any other OS) which makes
> it
> > > slow to start.... I'd *really* like to see a non-java version of a MS
> Office
> > > equivelent [1].
> > >
> > > You think Netscape takes a while to start because there is no splash
> screen
> > > in linux... MS has a splash screen for you to look at while it loads.
> It's
> > > all smoke and mirrors. In reality, it's about the same (I havn't
> actually
> > > timed it).
> > >
> > > [1] - yes, I know Star Office isn't all Java
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Mike Cantrell
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "John W" <wisdom04@home.com>
> > > To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
> > > Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 11:21 AM
> > > Subject: Re: linux seems slow
> > >
> > > >
> > > > This seems to ocuur with the specified programs and star office as
> well.
> > > The reason this seemed unusual to me caompared to windows is
> > > > that there is no delay in windows opening MS office and netscape. I
> can
> > > more readily understand The Gimp as Photoshop doesn't snap into
> > > > action either. I don't want to be misunderstood I really like linux
I
> jist
> > > want it to perform to the best I can get it to. I even
> > > > enrolled mysielf in some classes at gateway to supplement my
learning
> and
> > > go side by side with the Cisco classes I'm taking.
> > > >
> > > > Lucas Vogel wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Is it with every gui app or is it just primarily with those two
> > > > > applications? Keep in mind that Netscape and the Gimp aren't
exactly
> > > light
> > > > > applications. A terminal is nothing more than a frame and a
> console-no
> > > load
> > > > > there. There's a huge difference.
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: John W [mailto:wisdom04@home.com]
> > > > > > Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 10:41 AM
> > > > > > To: plug
> > > > > > Subject: linux seems slow
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I am running Linux Mandrake 7.1 on an AMD K62 500Mhz,Asus P5A
> mobo,64
> > > > > > MB,Western Digital 15.3G,Diamond stealth 2mb vid card on an
> > > > > > S3 x server @
> > > > > > 1024x768. I am dualbooting win98 on the first 7 gigs and
> > > > > > linux has the rest
> > > > > > of the HD. I seem to have a 5-7 second delay when launching
> > > > > > any graphical
> > > > > > application such as netscape,gimp etc. Opening a terminal window
> is
> > > > > > instantaneous. maybe this is normal tyhough I seem to rember
> > > > > > hearing that
> > > > > > Linux opened apps faster than windows. I am curious if their
> > > > > > is something
> > > > > > simple that may be causing this or if it is normal under a
> > > > > > GUI or perhaps
> > > > > > just my dog of a vid card.
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > John
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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