Slow GNOME

[Rufus Cannon <rufus_jr cpcug org>]

I recently installed Redhat 60.  The computer is homebrew K6-2
based and I am booting redhat from floppy into a logical 
partition.  The bootup process takes a while, like two minites,
but its livable.

But the GUI really takes a long time. I start X and GNOME from
the command line.

X Session takes 5 minutes to load after typing startx.

GNOME GUI takes 45 minutes to load, that is before all the desktop icons
taskbar and other pertinent windows form on the screen.  And once it is
up some of the windows are slow to respond. 

Has anyone ever had a slow GUI and corrected it?  If so, what can you 
suggest that I look at, edit, correct, etc.?