I'd say: No problem.
I installed RH6.2 (ftp installation) as late as yesterday on a 486 with
16MB RAM.
Regards
Gustav
Bill Carlson wrote:
>
> On Mon, 28 Aug 2000, Ward William E PHDN wrote:
>
> > The thing is, even if the system is NOT Y2K proof, the OS is.
> > Therefore, boot the system, and reset the clock... voila, it
> > should work (worst case) or not even need to have the clock
> > reset (it just couldn't handle roll over, best case).
> >
> > Just picked up a surplused PC for $30 complete with NIC,
> > SVGA monitor, 340 MB HD, 16 MB RAM (yeah, a 486, but the
> > monitor alone was worth $30) for use as a SAMBA print server/
> > firewall/IP MASQ box that the government surplused as non Y2K
> > compliant.... I bet it'll work fine with 6.2 (I start the
> > install tonight).
> >
> > Bill Ward
> >
>
> Word of warning Bill, the new installer seems to require a good deal more
> memory than the older versions (pre 6.1). I think 16 MB is the cutoff
> point though, so you should be fine.
>
> I worked around this on an 8 MB machine by installing with the drive in a
> different machine and moving it once I was done. That was 6.1 and an early
> release of 6.2, the latest images may be better.
>
> Good Luck!
>
> Bill Carlson
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