great...
It's true that for mails servers, files, web or printer servers, you don't
need GUI, and probably a 486 will be good !
And SOHOs or schools can certainly keep the same PC and run faster with
Linux, even with a 486 or "old" Pentium 100.
It's only at home that we want more, for GUI, games, or MP3...
(even if only a few games exists actually on Linux...)
I don't yet try DOSEMU or WINE...
I just begin... but I'm very interested by these kind of emulator ! I will
try them.
Didier
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Ray [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 11:09 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [linuxdemo] old hardware with new, MP3
>
>
>
> MISSON Didier wrote:
>
> > I think the minimum to work correctly with a Window manager and sound,
> even
> > with Linux, is a Pentium 120 (or AMD or Cyrix) with 32 Mb !
> >
> > Yes, in text mode... but who will switch to Linux, to stay in text mode
> only
> > ?
>
> Actually I have gotten WindowMaker to run on a 486 laptop with 32MB RAM
> very good. But to run Apache, Sendmail or any other server daemon you
> do not need to use the GUI. These can just run forever without that.
> Also you always have the ability to turn the GUI off/on whichever you
> want on a server.
>
> > Don't confuse people... Don't say that you can run Linux on a 486, or
> 386
> > with 16Mb... exactly like Windows on a P200 with 64 Mb !!!
>
> So, I don't think we are trying to confuse people but that the
> situations where it runs good should be made clear. For SOHOs though
> this would be a reasonable use for them to get direct connections to the
> Internet if they do not already have them without spending mega$ for a
> new server.
>
> > Yes, Linux is great, and faster than Window$...
> > ... but a minimum hardware is needed if we want new Linux users HAPPY !
> >
> > For school, it can be different! They don't play MP3 at school... but
> for
> > home use...
>
> With the schools in my area there is a software problem. Some of the
> little games they play are not yet available on Linux. But now that I
> think about it I wonder if DOSEMU can take care of most of them? Does
> anyone know any specific stuff about that?
>
>
> Jim Ray
>
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