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Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!uunet!charon.amdahl.com!amdahl!JUTS!phoenix!gpw10 From: gpw10@phoenixcd.amdahl.com (Gary Ward) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Subject: Re: Minimum system requirements for 386bsd ? Message-ID: <37GM02cV22DC01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com> Date: 16 Sep 92 16:45:54 GMT References: <2551.2ab5de20@vger.nsu.edu> <2552.2ab5def0@vger.nsu.edu> <1992Sep15.193402.4399@fcom.cc.utah.edu> Sender: netnews@ccc.amdahl.com Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA Lines: 30 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 You may have problems with only 1 Meg of RAM. From the INSTALL.NOTES file: > It is recommended that the system possess at least 2 MBytes of > memory, but more is definitely preferred. A 4 MByte RAM system with > a 200 MByte plus SCSI hard disk is a comfortable configuration. In addition, if you want to run X-windows, you will most likely need at least 8 Megs of RAM to keep it from paging continuously. +------------------------+---------------------------+ | Gary Ward | Amdahl Corporation | | gpw10@cd.amdahl.com | 1250 East Arques Avenue | | Phone : (408)746-8865 | P.O. Box 3470 M/S 142 | | | Sunnyvale, CA 94088-3470 | +------------------------+---------------------------+