RE: Linux on less than 8MByes of Memory

2001-08-06 Thread Ian Perry
> -Original Message- > From: Aaron Traas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 12:54 AM > To: dman; debian > Subject: Re: Linux on less than 8MByes of Memory > > > You're right, I did mean to send to the list. > > You must be

Re: Linux on less than 8MByes of Memory

2001-08-06 Thread Aaron Traas
You're right, I did mean to send to the list. You must be looking in the wrong places for RAM... Crucial.com has 32MB EDO SIMMs for $42, and 16MB SIMMs for $24, with free UPS 2-day shipping. So in the case that you want 48MB, that's only $68, and if you want to go with 32MB, that's $48 US. You a

Re: Linux on less than 8MByes of Memory

2001-08-05 Thread ktb
On Mon, Aug 06, 2001 at 11:14:54AM +1000, Ian Perry wrote: > Hi, > > I have an old 486Sx dog which I want to use as a printserver. > Potato recomments at least 12MBytes of memory to do an install from CD. > Is it possible to install Potato on 8MBytes ? > Do I need to create special boot floppies o

Re: Linux on less than 8MByes of Memory

2001-08-05 Thread dman
On Mon, Aug 06, 2001 at 11:14:54AM +1000, Ian Perry wrote: | Hi, | | I have an old 486Sx dog which I want to use as a printserver. | Potato recomments at least 12MBytes of memory to do an install from CD. | Is it possible to install Potato on 8MBytes ? | Do I need to create special boot floppies o

Linux on less than 8MByes of Memory

2001-08-05 Thread Ian Perry
Hi, I have an old 486Sx dog which I want to use as a printserver. Potato recomments at least 12MBytes of memory to do an install from CD. Is it possible to install Potato on 8MBytes ? Do I need to create special boot floppies or is it not possible ? Thanks Ian