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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
To: 9fans@9fans.net
Subject: Re: [9fans] the old floppy set
Date: Fri,  7 Aug 2009 06:11:30 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <cb1d97fbec79ce3d06f8489b8789ea0a@quanstro.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <2f42d88fb5beaf07e32ed0b27612d369@quintile.net>

>
> The 4th edition should run on a 486, though you will need
> (say) 128Mb of ram - much more if you want to recompile gs(1).
>

i got a couple of 64mb via terminals a few years ago.
they were fine for normal work, compiling the kernel,
even with the giant myricom driver, even with 64mb.
cpu(1) plays its traditional role with that terminal.

- erik



  reply	other threads:[~2009-08-07 10:11 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-08-07  4:55 John Floren
2009-08-07  5:04 ` Anthony Sorace
2009-08-07  5:12   ` John Floren
2009-08-07 18:47     ` Lyndon Nerenberg
2009-08-07 19:49       ` Anthony Sorace
2009-08-07  9:15   ` Steve Simon
2009-08-07 10:11     ` erik quanstrom [this message]
2009-08-07 11:06     ` Uriel
2009-08-07 14:46       ` Benjamin Huntsman
2009-08-08  4:36     ` lucio
2009-08-08  4:49     ` John Floren
2009-08-08 14:48       ` Anthony Sorace
2009-08-08 15:45         ` ron minnich
2009-08-08 17:11           ` Anthony Sorace
2009-08-08 18:23             ` erik quanstrom
2009-08-08 18:53             ` Benjamin Huntsman
2009-08-09  2:31             ` Tim Newsham
2009-08-08 17:05       ` Uriel
2009-08-13 14:11       ` michael block
2009-08-13 14:23         ` John Floren
2009-08-13 14:26           ` erik quanstrom
2009-08-13 15:11           ` michael block
2009-08-13 15:27             ` erik quanstrom

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