[REBOL] Re: rebol/view on a 486?
From: cyphre:volny:cz at: 21-Jun-2001 11:23
> 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
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[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 ;-)
Regards,
Cyphre
