I don't know muck about running seti in linux, never actually bothers as linux is much less efficient than WinNT or Win9x engines (I know, a pact with the devil
). I just have my linux for fun, the reason I never got into it was that I couldn't get it to use the Internet connection sharing service run on my dad's box with cable modem. Couldn't convince him to go into linux...
And no internet = no life for me. Now I have a ADSL line on my own, things change and when I find some time I get back into it, real deep, 'm kay?
Times: best choice for PII is WinNT, 266's run 18,5 hours average, 300 runs 17,5 hours. The 300 does 20~20,5 hours in WinME. Hope this gives you something to compare with, none of the boxes are overclocked, the 266's aren't mine, and the 300 is a HP computer, which isn't overclockable (unpleasant mobo) but it is my home server, so I don't bother.
Good luck with Xseti! Hopes this works out so I can finally put the microsoft junk asside. We all need some alternative BEFORE XP...
Today I've met MacOS X at my work (only work on saturdays for special things, today we upgraded server OS from MacOS9.0 ->9.1), ahh, unix-based! Blessing. And it's beautifull too, the transparent desktop, 3d, all of it!