Re: [Qn] System Setup, & What Linux ??

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From: Adam Frey
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 08:14

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s931306@yallara.cs.rmit.OZ.AU (Albert Hui) writes:

>geoff@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au (Geoff Wong) writes:
>>s913631@yallara.cs.rmit.OZ.AU (Darren James Reed) writes:
>>>s931537@yallara.cs.rmit.OZ.AU (BIGGLES _pilot_) writes:
>>>>I'm planning to buy a Pentinum System with 16M ram, 540 plus HD, Tseng
>>>>lab W32P 2M PCI video board, 15' XGA monitor, CD-ROM drive ... 

>Get a better mon for your card, TrueColor under 1024x768 is OK.
>As for CD-ROM drive, get a dual speed (eg. 562-B).

>>>The quick answer: 0MB for Linux and use the entire HD for NetBSD.
>>>X11R6... shared libs... complete... actually works... superior

>>Actually what you're saying about Linux is incorrect; really ...
>>While NetBSD may be more of a "true" Unix (especially BSD Unix);

>Consider these: 1) local gurus run it, 2) you can get it easily

Consider _this_:
where x = local linux gurus
and y = local linux lamers
y = ~40x

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From: s932562@yallara.cs.rmit.OZ.AU (Adam Frey)
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Subject: Re: [Qn] System Setup, & What Linux ??
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