Hi Herman
My Mandrake install CD's have a kernal for a 486 installation as well as the
pentium optimised kernal
James
> On Fri, 29 Dec 2000, you wrote:
> > ok, here is the real question: why do people try running linux?, the
> > impression i had gathered was that it was a lighter os and could be used
on
> > older machines, (i386 etc). I was a little dismayed when i saw the
download
> > size. How much disk space will a bare install need?
> >
> > David and Alicia
> >
> > Would mandrake run on a p60, 540 mb hd, ?
> Hi,
> Not likely, Mandrake needs a Pentium to run well,
> you are better off with something like Red Hat 5.2 for this machine.
> Cheers,
> Herman
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Revenant
> > Sent: 29 December 2000 10:24
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] basic question
> >
> >
> > Define "faster than windows". Using KDE I've noticed there is quite
> > often a noticable delay waiting for windows to appear - far longer than
> > in windows.
> >
> >
> > Herman Christiani wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > Yes, you can and it will run faster then windows,
> > > but you forgot to mention the amount of ram?
> > > Linux likes it's ram, the more the better.
> > > On Fri, 29 Dec 2000, you wrote:
> > > > Dear all,
> > > > Can i install mandrake on my (shame) p200mmx 3.3gig machine?
> > > > will it run apps faster than windoze bloatware?
> > > > David and Alicia
> >
> >
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