[REBOL] Re: rebol/view on a 486?
From: petr:krenzelok:trz:cz at: 21-Jun-2001 11:46
Richard Smolak wrote:
> >
> > So I think, using view on a 486 or a Pentium I/100 for the GUI
> > doesn't make much sense.
> >
>
> I have to admit that I am using /View on [AMDK5--90] Mhz (which is
> PentiumI-like procesor) at my home for developing and it is still VERY
> usable. Even simple 3D vector /View graphics is fast enough on it. The main
> problem is in memory usage. First I had only 16MB RAM which was relly Rebol
> Nightmare. Then I bought another 64MB and Rebol fly on it!
>
> Here is my summary of experience with Rebol on different CPUs. Maybe This
> could help people to decide what machine is suitable for their work.
>
> CPU + RAM PRODUCT COMMENT
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
> [MC68000--7Mhz] Rebol/Core Not bad usability. I was doing
> under that CPU few cgi-scripts for Chesster Web(incl. 30Kb chess-core.r!)
> 8MB Ram
> [MC68060--50Mhz] Rebol/View Edge of usability. (First
> versions of SWIS was developed on that CPU!)
> 32MB Ram
> [AMDK5--90Mhz] Rebol/View Works well for most GUI
> aplications but don't expect too much when using realtime effects,big
> bitmaps...
> 80MB Ram
> [PentiumIMMX--200Mhz] Rebol/View This is a cutting edge for using
> rebol /View IMO. Works great, usable for almost everything.
> 64MB Ram
>
> Everything over 200Mhz is FAAAST ;-)
>
I agree only partially. What is fast is native supported stuff. But once you
user Rebol language level, e.g. image pick/pokeing, you are slow even on large
sut-ups. Anyone for mp3 rebol encoder or divx player? :-)
-pekr-
