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From: stephan@forthdv.pfm-mainz.de (Stephan Forth)
Subject: Re: Minimum Requirements
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Date: Sat, 12 Jul 1997 06:34:22 GMT
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G. Gollinger (gollingj@ANTISPAMDEVICE.keystone.westminster.edu) wrote:
Hi,

: I'm thinking of dragging my old 386 out of the closet.  Here's its specs:
: 
: i386DX-25 MHz 
: 4 MB RAM (May go to 8 MB if needed)

better use 8 MB....

: 83 MB IDE HD (Another bottleneck)

its ok. I use FreeBSD 2.1.7 on an old 386SX-25 Laptop with 6 MB and
a 80 MB Disk.

80MB ist enough for the basic system and the man pages. I use this
system as an ppp and uucp system. The system is far from being fast,
but it gives me a stable internet connection when I am away.
Things like groff take ages but they work.

Regrads, Stephan

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