On Tue, 24 Aug 1999, Remmie / Rea / Pluisje wrote:
> >%_Hi,
>
> Since I only know full linux distributions (SuSE, RedHat), taking up a lot of system
>resources (HD space, Memory), I was wondering if the following is possible.
>
> I have an old 486sx-25 mhz. Only 4mb of memory.
> There's an 40 MB harddisk in it, and a 240 MB HD. It also has an ethernet controller.
>
> I would like to run a packet on it, it may be very minimal, but it has to do at
>least the following:
>
> Packet with a 1200bd baycom type modem (TCM3105)
> Coppying (rxecho) data from the baycom-port to another PC via a serial link.
>
> Another PC will do the fancy stuff, but i NEED the old 486 to serve as a front end
>to the radioport.
>
> Any suggestions?
The main problem should be the memory. I never was able to make an ax25 node
running with less than 5MB. 486sx25 with 40MB disk is ok. We made a 386sx20
with 5MB memory and a 1.4MB floppy running well.
73,
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