Re: A 486 w/ Linux

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From: Raj Rijhwani
Date: Tue, 06 Jan 1998 00:00

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In article <slrn6b4091.j2k.charlie@develop-1.ed.datacash.com>
           charlie "Charlie Stross" writes:

> It'll work fine. But forget X. You'll be better off running Lynx,
> NcFTP, mutt, and slrn from the console windows. If you run X on an 8

I'l go with that.  I do quite a lot of scripted access (embedding 
lynx in background shell scripts).  And guess what?  Using lynx 
and all your command line stuff it performs just as well as a 
P120 with 32Mb...  (Who needs graphics or active content?  Ptooey!)

> derived X-based browser that supports frames and tables. Works well
> enough for ordinary web surfing, except for the lack of active content --
> and only takes about 4Mb of RAM.

> Anyway, how much is 8Mb of 30-pin SIMM these days? About 25 quid?

Trouble is, 8Mb in 8 slots (as it probably is) - no more slots.

Next step is to ditch what's there and get 4x4Mb...  (I have the same 
problem.)
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From: Raj Rijhwani <raj@courtfld.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: A 486 w/ Linux
Date: 1998/01/06
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