Computers (fwd)

From: Daniel A. Seagraves <dseagrav_at_bsdserver.tek-star.net>
Date: Fri Aug 22 09:35:51 1997

On Fri, 22 Aug 1997, Ward Griffiths and/or Lisa Rogers wrote:

> On Thu, 21 Aug 1997, PG Manney wrote:
>
> > Switch 1-2 tells it (both PC and XT) about the presence of the coprocessor.
> > (I do, btw, have an 8087 in my collection...only one I've ever seen! Even
> > rarer was the 8088 to 386 SX-16 upgrade board...the world's s-l-o-w-e-s-t
> > 386.)
>
> K00L. How long does it take to install Linux using that? :-)}

It took 45 minutes to BOOT on my 386SX/25, because I only has 2 meg of
ram. After I killed a few gettys, it worked just fine. It took about 2
hours to install. So, on an 8-bit bus, and at less spped, I'd say 2-3
hours for a medium install. Maybe. Been a while since I installed it, I
never had to reinstall.
Received on Fri Aug 22 1997 - 09:35:51 BST