Enough already! (was: Re: MS Laugh-In)

From: ajp166 <ajp166_at_bellatlantic.net>
Date: Thu Oct 19 19:30:08 2000

From: Neil Cherry <ncherry_at_home.net>


>The Windows part is very true! I have a machine which has 32M of RAM
>and a 2G disk with W95 and I save my work often as everything teaters
>on the border of failure.


Something is wrong. FYI that box must ahve at least 50-100mb of free
space(more if MS office or office97 is there) on whatever drive the
system swaps on. that or something is plain marginal. I have one
system at work, get this, 486dx/50, 12mb ram, 1mb video (cirrus)
and 500mb (st3660). It runs Win95osr2, word97, IE and OE on the
internal net (using TCP/IP no netbeui), reliabily though slow! Old
is not the factor here.

>BTW: Linux will stress your hardware severely. If your hardware isn't up
>snuff Linux will cause it to fail. But (in the same breath) Linux can


That is true. It may not work with some devices as well.

>easily run on systems where older versions of Windows will fail to run.
>I can build a base Linux that will fit on a 50M disk (with swap). Heck
>I can run my 3B2 on that (sorry no Linux for the 3B2).


I've put W95, OE, IE networking and Word on a WD2120 (120mb)
with 50mb free (allowing 16mb swap). There is nothing special
about that and linix will fir in far smaller than 50mb (I have Trevors
LRP floppy yes linux, routing and whatnot on ONE 1.44mb floppy).
My first try with linus was on a 60mb IDE (slackware 3.0).

>Microsoft products and other OS's. I've lived through Lan Mangler 3.5
>with OSI (I hate Domains!) though the various erosion of various
protocols
>bent towards Microsoft's use (and away from every one else's if they
>don't use Microsoft).


This is very true and painful for us that know the truth.

Allison
Received on Thu Oct 19 2000 - 19:30:08 BST