Hey! Did you hear what Jack_D was saying on Apr 16 ?
JD> G'Day All..
JD> I am getting into Linux, mainly as our packet BBS is changing over and
JD> need to learn it.! Anyway, I have a older machine and wondering whether
JD> it's suitable for Linux Operation.
JD>
JD> 686 P166+ CPU
JD> Pentium M\Board Triton II 256k PLB
JD> 16M simm EDO Rram
JD> 2MB PCI V\Card
JD> 8X cdrom.
JD> 16bit Sound card
JD>
JD> ..I probably will update the ram to 32M.!
This is more than sufficient for running Linux. And if it's main
aim in life is to run as a packet BBS it's probably over-kill. I've got a
friend here who runs a packet BBS on linux with a 586(aka 486), 1mb video,
16mb ram, 2x cdrom. And this system is also the server for his lan.
I don't know a great deal about packet radio, but I can give you
one tip...Stay right away from Glibc it breaks all the ax25 stuff in
Linux.
Regards, Steve Youngs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ICQ: 34307457
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