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From: David Moles <deivu@eccosys.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: minimum system config?
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 10:30:24 -0700
Organization: Silicon Surf
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Okay. I'm thinking of building an x86 'NIX box to act as an
apartment mail server and not much else. What's the cheapest
thing I can get away with? Assume that I can borrow a monitor
and keyboard from another box when necessary. What are the
absolute minumum hardware requirements? What would be the
next step or two up from that?

--David