On Sat, 2004-12-04 at 04:21 -0700, Scott wrote: > Matthew Miller wrote: > > >On Fri, Dec 03, 2004 at 11:05:40AM -0700, Scott wrote: > > > > > >>>i have Athalon 2000+ with 512mb mem running FC3 and totally stock OOo > >>>install fully updated. it loads cold in 15 seconds. > >>> > >>> > >>Since AMD dropped Processer speeds I'm not up to snuff on this stuff but > >>at the very least, you have twice the RAM I do..... > >> > >> > > > >They didn't "drop processor speeds" -- they stopped labeling their models by > >clock tick rate, which is only one factor in processor speed. > > > > > > Close enough for me... ;-) > Clock speeds and memory differences are not the only thing. I have a laptop with P-III 600 celeron and 192mb ram that loads OOo in < 20 seconds cold. Some people have had various problems with packages and the reported fix has often been erase the package and reinstall it.