On December 13, Doc wrote:
> > Remember Linux too needs lots of memory. With >16 meg on a video card
> > your OS needs about 16x that. It is the video display that is the
> > killer.
>
> BZZZT!! Wrong.
>
> Linux *likes* lots of memory. I can show you X running on a 386SX with
> 12M and a 1M video card. Not just a demo; that's my friend's firewall.
A firewall with a video card? Gotta love them PCs. ;)
But yes, I agree...Linux can be made to work well on machines with
small quantities of memory. It's actually pretty good at it.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
St. Petersburg, FL
Received on Thu Dec 13 2001 - 18:09:51 GMT