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From: colombo@ghost.dsi.unimi.it (Marco Colombo ("TheMule"))
Subject: How many MB to run XFree?
Keywords: XFree
Organization: Computer Science Dep. - Milan University
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1993 09:24:05 GMT
Message-ID: <1993Jan20.092405.1272@ghost.dsi.unimi.it>
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I'd like to have XFree running on my machine ( Am386/40 with 4MB of RAM ).
Now I'm running 386BSD and i wonder if it's possible to run XFree
with only 4 MB if RAM.
I've read that Linux/XFree can run with 4MB. Is that correct?
( Please don't tell me that 8MB would be better, I know that B-) )
I'd like also to know the basic differences between 386BSD and Linux.
What are the minimun configuration requirements to run Linux?
What is Linux latest release?
Does it support TCP/IP and NFS?
How does it behave towards DOS and XENIX? ( 386BSD is almost unaware
of them , as far as i know ...)
Thank you.
Marco Colombo
colombo@ghost.dsi.unimi.it