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Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2003 13:56:49 -0400
From: Larry Hall <cygwin-lh AT cygwin DOT com>
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David Selby wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> OK newbe cygwin user here, have read manual + faq ... so not just lept 
> in with a question !
> 
> I have a 700MHz PIII 256MB, I have installed cygwin on 98SE.
> When running it can seem a little slow, ie "man man" takes 2-3 seconds, 
> vim screen ripples as I scroll up.
> 
> In the FAQ it states that upgrades can have speed problems, This is a 
> new install.
> 
> Is it a case of cygwin is just another process as far as 98SE is 
> concerned & so only gets a slice of CPU time ? In which case AOK, no 
> probs I can live with it. Or is there something I need to tweak ?

Yes, cygwin proggies are just other processes, just like Windows
proggies.  Don't know why knowing that would make you feel better
about the perceived performance problem.  But there you are. :-)

I'd suggest reviewing the text at <http://cygwin.com/problems.html>.

Win 9x/Me console output is slow and inefficient, though I think what
you describe is extreme (don't know for sure since I don't use 9x/Me).
It may be a configuration issue.  One way to narrow things down would be
to try rxvt instead of the console Window.  Many on Win9x/Me use this to
avoid the console shortcomings.  Some use it on NT/W2K/XP too. ;-)  See:

   Is there a better alternative to the standard console window?
   <http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_toc.html#TOC66>


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