operating systems

From: Wirehead Prime <wirehead_at_retrocomputing.com>
Date: Wed Dec 31 17:44:19 1997

> (the XT came with a 10MB, but the XT's lasted so long that I found mine with
> a 42, another reason that you can't run Linux, it requires 40MB minimum) and
> So, Linux isn't possible, DOS isn't what you want, so get OS/2 or

Errrr...not to quibble...but the primary restriction on using Linux is the
processor and the RAM not so much the hard drive. You can run a usable
linux system on a 386 with 4mb of RAM and 20mb of drive space. I know
because I ran a small FTP/web server on one...if I powered it up, it'd
still run and do ok...can't handle many simultaneous users and swaps
itself to death if you don't reboot it every morning but that's easy
with crond.

You can't do ALOT of software development mind you...but you can have
full networking utilities...even run Lynx for web stuff...and write
shell scripts and editors and do all kinds of useful things.

Wirehead - Anthony Clifton
Received on Wed Dec 31 1997 - 17:44:19 GMT