On Fri, 16 Apr 1999, Jack_D wrote:
> G'Day All..
> I am getting into Linux, mainly as our packet BBS is changing over and
> need to learn it.! Anyway, I have a older machine and wondering whether
> it's suitable for Linux Operation.
>
> 686 P166+ CPU
> Pentium M\Board Triton II 256k PLB
> 16M simm EDO Rram
> 2MB PCI V\Card
> 8X cdrom.
> 16bit Sound card
>
> ...I probably will update the ram to 32M.!
>
> This should be suitable for Linux Operation..?? Fast enough\adaptable.??
HI Jack!,
That's more than enough. I'm using a 486/33 with 8m Ram and 640mb HD. I
can run at the command line without problem. Under KDE it's a little slow,
but is fine with fvwm2. It does take netscape 15 minutes to start. :)
Later!
J
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