On Wed, 26 May 1999, Ben Collins wrote: > On Wed, May 26, 1999 at 01:45:23PM -0500, Kent West wrote: > > On Wed, 26 May 1999, Ralf G. R. Bergs wrote: > > > > > On Sun, 23 May 1999 20:51:55 -0500, Matthew W. Roberts wrote: > > > > > > >Netscape 4.51 for X is just too slow on my slightly dated pentium. Does > > > > > > Huh??? > > > > > > Netscape 4.51 is everything else but slow. You probably simply have too > > > little memory. I suggest to install at least 128 megs. > > > > Ya know, we really oughtta quit advertising the idea that Linux runs well > > on 486's with low memory and drive resources.... > > I have a sparc 1 (equal to about a 386) running Debian potato with 12megs of > RAM and on an 80meg drive (50 being used). Linux runs perfectly fine on old > hardware. Just because Netscape is bloated, does not mean the system is (ie, > Netscape's install would increase the footprint of that system on the hardrive > by about %50). The only thing the server does it web and ssh. No X, no > comiles, etc.. It does server as a shell for a few people to get email and > irc though. >
Guess I should have specified "as a workstation client". As a server platform, I can understand advertising Linux as running well on low-end PCs, but as a client machine for someone who wants to run X and a web browser and StarOffice and/or WP8, etc, a 486 is underpowered (in my limited experience). -- Kent West [EMAIL PROTECTED] KC5ENO - Amateur Radio: When all else fails. Linux - Finally! A real OS for the Intel PC! "Life is an ongoing classroom." - Capt. James T. Kirk, "Dreadnought"
