> need anything like x, just something like vi (emacs would take too much
> ram), and the c++ stuff (guess I'd have to compile kernels on my home
> machine, I doubt they have enough hard drive to do it).
Emacs (at least when I had such a machine) ran well enough in 4 megs. Of
course, you'll need about 16 megs of swap space (that's how my first
linux box was configured) to make it really work well. I don't think
such a configuration would compile the most recent kernels, but it was
OK back in the pre-1.0 days (kernels were smaller).
40 megs is a bit undercutting it. But if your machine is networked then
there's no real reason to have gcc (or MS C++) on every single machine. If
your school has got enough $$ to get a site license for MS C++ for the
class, then they could spend the same $$ on hardware and get a really
k-rad setup :)...
And of course, you don't have to compile the kernel on every single machine,
unless the machines themselves are drastically different in configuration.
(Kernel compiling would take about 5-6 hours, probably longer...) :(
You mention your school has some machines with bigger drives. Install the
development stuff there, onto an NFS-exportable mount point
("network drive" in DOS-speak), and then let the ones with smaller drives
just have enough space for Linux, some networking, editors, and the student's
home directories.
> Chris
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