Re: NT or 95?

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From: Max Bell
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 1996 17:02

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In article <4lc9uh$ld@steel.interlog.com>,
Dave Glue <daveacg@interlog.com> wrote:
>On Fri, 19 Apr 96 20:20:20 GMT, evrwrite@powergrid.electriciti.com (Ed
>>First WinNT requires a minimum of 20mb.  With 20mb it will run, but will be 
>>slow.  For optimum use you'll need 32mb.

>Incorrect.  WinNT can run in 12.  Optimum is 20megs for the
>workstation version, but 16 is apparently decent from what I've heard.

Yes, it can "run" in 12MB just like X can run in 4MB -- namely, so slowly
as to be of value only as a curiosity.  NT is barely tolerable on a 24MB
Pentium 60, so I doubt 16MB would be very enjoyable either.

Max
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Date: 21 Apr 1996 10:02:02 -0700
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