Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2358 mails)

[novo@xxxxxxxx (Alvaro A. Novo)]

On Sat, 02 Oct 1999, you wrote:> One of the reasons for trying linux was that we were told it would run on a
> 486.
> 
> Also I am very green / new with linux.
> I have only done the basic install.
> What is??
>  look at xosview. Is the box swapping already?

On the command line type: xosview &
this will give you a graphical view of how resources are being used.

Swapping (or, more precisely paging) occurs when you run out of RAM, which
makes the machine necessarily slower.

>  > How do I get the Civ and Sim game's clones to run??

No, games around here. Sorry!!!

> 
> thanks
> 
> 
> Terry Cole, Rotorua, New Zealand.
> mailto:terry@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Terry's Train Trax  http://trainweb.com/ttt
> Terry & Kay's Place  http://www.cole.gen.nz
> 
> 
> 
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