On Sat, 14 Jul 2001, Andrew Smith wrote:
> Hmmm ... just noticed one glaring mistake:
>
> > On Sat, 14 Jul 2001, Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote:
> >
> >>> There are always tradeoffs. If people want to see the same
> >>> installer for every release with no improvements in useability or
> >>> features, then the install can continue to run on a 4Mb 386 in the
> >>> closet.
> >>
> >>Could work, if the installer were rewritten using Qt/Embedded.
> >>*runs*
> >
> > It could be done in a variety of ways, I am sure, and I'll bet it
> > could be done using what we use now, however I don't see it as a
> > priority. I'd much rather see new features added for new
> > machines than for old.
> >
>
> The only relevant point is 4Mb!
> If it runs on a 4Mb P41.5Ghz then
> it will run on a 4Mb 386 (just slower :-)
>
> There are so many legacy drivers even
> in RH7.1 that to say legacy is not an
> issue with RedHat does seem a bit silly.
>
> Thus the issue really is ... how much
> memory the installer requires ... oops
> - that was my original question :-)
>
> Hmmm - have I started a flame fight? :-)
>
> -Cheers
> -Andrew Smith
I may have come into this half way through, but don't we have minimum
hardware requirements printed right on the box?
--
Chris Kloiber, RHCE
Enterprise Support - Red Hat, Inc.
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