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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!news.uoknor.edu!ns1.nodak.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!news.uoregon.edu!cs.uoregon.edu!sgiblab!sdd.hp.com!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!news.forth.gr!news.forth.gr!vp From: vp@nemesis.csi.forth.gr (Vassilis Prevelakis) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: Minimal X-windows system Date: 14 Jan 1994 16:53:33 +0200 Organization: Institute of Computer Science, FORTH Hellas Lines: 30 Message-ID: <vp.758558839@news.forth.gr> References: <CJHpHs.173@uai.com> <2gvi34$bvk@pdq.coe.montana.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: nemesis.csi.forth.gr nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu (Nate Williams) writes: >In article <CJHpHs.173@uai.com>, Ken Burrell <ktb@uai.com> wrote: >>Would someone please tell me what the minimum amount of memory is >>required to run X-windows (SVGA mode, 256 colors) on a 486 with >>the appropriate video card and monitor? [...] >You really want 8MB of memory to run X, and more if you plan on developing >X applications with either Linux of *BSD. This discussion reminded me to ask about whether I can use a 386SX (SX for sucks) with 4Mb ram (and disk) as an X terminal. Would running 386bsd + XFree be a reasonable solution or should I opt for an MS-Loss based X11 server. Needless to say the the 386bsd would be totally striped down as the machine would only be running the XFree server. I'd be interested in responces from people that have such a setup. Thanks **vp ----------------------------------- Vassilis Prevelakis | vp@csi.forth.gr Thoukididou 10A | old style address: Plaka, Athens 105 58 | ...!mcvax!ariadne!vp GREECE | Tel. +30 1 32 32 867 | FAX +30 1 72 24 603