On Mon, 17 Dec 2001 22:52:09 -0500
Tim Wunder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Previously, Anita Lewis chose to write:
> > that's the general idea. I just finished installing slackware on a
laptop
> > with 4Mb RAM and using floppies. First there was the boot floppy with
the
>
> So there might be a use for my old 486SX-33 Gateway laptop with 8MB RAM?
> Hmmm. Maybe I could turn it into a linux terminal... It needs a NIC,
though...
>
> Anybody done this? Made a linux terminal using an old laptop. Is 8MB and
a
> 486SX-33 enough horsepower for an X-Terminal?
Depends on your video card. 8Mb is pushing the lower limit for a decent X
server because typically, X will use about 3Mb of RAM. You will need
swap. But once X is up and running, shouldn't be too bad. I've never
tried with a 486 laptop because you can't change the video card, and
almost all 486's need to have a better video card (and of course you'll
connect a better monitor to the laptop).
Ciao,
David A. Bandel
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