On Thu, 28 May 1998, Vidiot wrote:
> >RH5.1 won't install from FTP on our 8Mb machine here. It gets to me
> >inserting the supplementary floppy then just dies paging the floppy for
> >ages, at a time shortly afterwards.
> >
> >The memory requirements of the installer perhaps need reviewing?
> >Chris
>
> I hate to say this, but your memory configuration needs reviewing. The
> amount you have is really small. You should be at 16MB, if not 32MB.
> Yes, Linux will work with 8MB, but very slowly.
An 8 meg 386 headless machine makes a wonderful internet gateway for
a small dialup net (3 or 4 machines and a modem).
......Tom "Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] for you are crunchy and good with ketchup."
Unix IS user friendly. It's just selective about who its friends are.
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