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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!sgiblab!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!newsrelay.iastate.edu!news.iastate.edu!ponderous.cc.iastate.edu!michaelv From: michaelv@iastate.edu (Michael L. VanLoon) Subject: Re: *free* BSD comparisons -- RFI Message-ID: <michaelv.757007888@ponderous.cc.iastate.edu> Sender: news@news.iastate.edu (USENET News System) Cc: kai@phantom.com Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA References: <DDS.93Dec20210318@penafiel.IRVINE.DG.COM> <2fae48$hug@dockmaster.phantom.com> Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1993 15:58:08 GMT Lines: 31 In <2fae48$hug@dockmaster.phantom.com> kai@phantom.com (Kai) writes: >Dennis D. Sherod (dds@IRVINE.DG.COM) wrote: >: I'm trying to make a selection among the free BSD's out there, but the >: king of the hill seems to change so fast I've lost track. >: I'd like to hear from anyone who can summarize the major differences >: between the free BSD products and the development efforts. Here's an >: example of what I'd like to see: ><del> >I have purchased a 486/33 with 4MB yesterday. Which BSD system would >fit best for a small machine like that ? please mail me,too, I have >yet to become a frequent reader of comp.unix.bsd :) >bye,thanx,Kai Buying only 4meg of RAM with a 486/33 is like buying a Corvette with a 4-cylinder engine. No free Unix will run well in 4meg of RAM. They all will run, but will swap a lot when you try and do things. Especially if you try to use X. I run NetBSD, and that's what I highly recommend. But, you're going to want at least 8meg for any of the BSD's, and 16meg is even better. One of the best add-ons you could buy for that machine would be a little more memory. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael L. VanLoon Project Vincent Systems Staff michaelv@iastate.edu Iowa State University Computation Center ------------------------------------------------------------------------------