On Thu, 2007-10-04 at 17:10 -0700, Clint Pachl wrote:
The only thing I would use that 486 for would be an X client, with a
good graphics card, a router, or as a command line tinkering system.
Yes, a 486 is still plenty of system for use as a router, assuming the
right networking hardware is
On Sat, Oct 06, 2007 at 05:14:53AM -0500, Shawn K. Quinn wrote:
On Thu, 2007-10-04 at 17:10 -0700, Clint Pachl wrote:
The only thing I would use that 486 for would be an X client, with a
good graphics card, a router, or as a command line tinkering system.
Yes, a 486 is still plenty of
Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
It also works just fine as:
home mail server,
Unless, of course, you run Perl-based anti-spam filters... I just
upgraded a P2 2x450 to P3 2x933 and it still seems sluggish.
On 10/4/07, Douglas A. Tutty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wed, Oct 03, 2007 at 07:46:01PM -0400, Nick Holland wrote:
Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
Hello all,
I have a 486DX4-100 with 32 MB ram. I bought an 8 GB drive to put in my
P-II and it won't boot it so I've put in in the 486 along
Marcus Andree [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
If you're trying to install OpenBSD on a 486 machine just to keep your
proficience levels, why not just virtualize it on whatever is the OS that will
boot the P-II?
I suppose the real answer to that is along the lines of
'there is nothing that really
On Thu, Oct 04, 2007 at 08:39:57AM -0300, Marcus Andree wrote:
On 10/4/07, Douglas A. Tutty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wed, Oct 03, 2007 at 07:46:01PM -0400, Nick Holland wrote:
Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
I have a 486DX4-100 with 32 MB ram. I bought an 8 GB drive to put in my
P-II
Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
Hello all,
I have a 486DX4-100 with 32 MB ram. I bought an 8 GB drive to put in my
P-II and it won't boot it so I've put in in the 486 along with a 1 GB
drive.
I'm on dialup and would like to avoid a bad partitioning decision
requring a whole new install/download cycle
Hello all,
I have a 486DX4-100 with 32 MB ram. I bought an 8 GB drive to put in my
P-II and it won't boot it so I've put in in the 486 along with a 1 GB
drive.
I'm on dialup and would like to avoid a bad partitioning decision
requring a whole new install/download cycle (I'm on slow dialup).
On Wed, Oct 03, 2007 at 12:40:25PM -0400, Stephan Andre' wrote:
On Wednesday 03 October 2007 11:50:40 Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
Here's what I'm thinking:
wd0 (1.1 GB drive):
a100 MB /
b128 MB swap
c1.1 GB
d256 MB /tmp
e ~640 MB /var
wd1 (8.1 GB drive):
a
On Wednesday 03 October 2007 11:50:40 Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
Hello all,
I have a 486DX4-100 with 32 MB ram. I bought an 8 GB drive to put in my
P-II and it won't boot it so I've put in in the 486 along with a 1 GB
drive.
I'm on dialup and would like to avoid a bad partitioning decision
Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
Hello all,
I have a 486DX4-100 with 32 MB ram. I bought an 8 GB drive to put in my
P-II and it won't boot it so I've put in in the 486 along with a 1 GB
drive.
you might want to spend more time on that PII system...
I'm on dialup and would like to avoid a bad
On 2007/10/03 19:46, Nick Holland wrote:
I have a 486DX4-100 with 32 MB ram. I bought an 8 GB drive to put in my
P-II and it won't boot it so I've put in in the 486 along with a 1 GB
drive.
you might want to spend more time on that PII system...
yes. an OS booted from another drive can
On Thu, Oct 04, 2007 at 02:03:41AM +0100, Stuart Henderson wrote:
On 2007/10/03 19:46, Nick Holland wrote:
I wish there was an economical way to get some of the stuff I toss
out to some of the people in the world who would love to have it.
freecycle.org might be worth a look.
or see if
On Wed, Oct 03, 2007 at 07:46:01PM -0400, Nick Holland wrote:
Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
Hello all,
I have a 486DX4-100 with 32 MB ram. I bought an 8 GB drive to put in my
P-II and it won't boot it so I've put in in the 486 along with a 1 GB
drive.
you might want to spend more time on
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