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From: Tony Langdon
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 00:00

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It's 22 Jul 97  23:56,
We'll return to sylvano@magna.com.au and All's
discussion of The LINUX box

 sy> I am just about to upgrade my computer, and found that the comparison
 sy> of technical data about chipsets and motherboards just didn't do it
 sy> for me.  So I decided it would be smarter to consult the linux
 sy> community. What would one find under the hood of the best value for
 sy> money PC system ro run linux?

Depends what you want to do.  I have an effective Linux router running
on a 386 with 4 meg RAM.  Also setup a small dialup server on a 486DX4
with 32 meg, which is running smoothly.

I will say, using Linux gives you more "bang for your hardware buck".
However, if you intend to run X, a Pentium class machine with 32MB would
be a good start.  486's are great for text only work. :-)

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Date: 1997/07/24
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