Hi

Jan Alboszta wrote:
>
> I want to setup desktop for Pentium I (233MMX) with 96MB of ram. I would
> prefer -current, but found it slow. I'm used to pentium 4, so my feelings
> might be not accurate. Would installing some older slackware help? It

At a first glance, one tends to go back to older versions.
But if your box is going to be a desktop, you will be endlessly
experimenting with libraries to get various generations of
software running.

My advice: go for currenct (9.1 kernel 2.4) and avoid KDE/Gnome.
There are cool alternatives like fluxbox, blackbox, icewm, xfce
or even fvwm.

> would put me into some troubles which first would be security bugfixes,
> (for 8.1 they are maintained, aren't they?). Then I would like to have
> there mozilla firebird and open office. So some libs might be needed more
> current. Beside, probably some newer versions are not always slower.

See the note above.

> How is XFree 3.3.6 compared to 4.x on older machines? While video is

Don't have an accurate comparison, but switched over to X 4 long ago.

> supported is for usage/speed better to use newest? Does kernek 2.6 would
> fit better than 2.4, or maybe better to use 2.2? How does it affect usage

Even now (Slack 9.1) you can switch to kernel 2.6. Don't expect
magic though

IMHO P233 with 96MB should be OK for a desktop along the lines
mentiones above.

Visvanath.