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From: terry@cs.weber.edu (A Wizard of Earth C)
Subject: Re: Minimum system requirements for 386bsd ?
Message-ID: <1992Sep15.193402.4399@fcom.cc.utah.edu>
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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 92 19:34:02 GMT
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In article <2552.2ab5def0@vger.nsu.edu> r_moore@vger.nsu.edu writes:
>In article <2551.2ab5de20@vger.nsu.edu>, r_moore@vger.nsu.edu writes:
>> I need to know what the minimum requirements are to run 386bsd are. More
>> specifically will it run on this configuration:
>> 386sx @16mhz
>> 1 meg RAM
>> 40 meg HD
>> if it will not run on this system what additions will I need to make ?
>> Thanks, Richard
>>
> While I'm at it is there a bsd FAQ for information such as my above question ?
>if so is there a site where I can FTP it from ?
> Thanks again, Richard
>
It *will* run on that configuration; however, you will need a high density
floppy drive to load it before it can run, and you will need to rawrite
the files from a DOS machine with a high density drive to get them onto
disks.
Terry Lambert
terry_lambert@gateway.novell.com
terry@icarus.weber.edu
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