-=> David Drummond said to Greg Mayman
 -=> about "FTP07" on 05-05-03  18:43.....

 DD> I'm inclined to agree. A usable Linux can be fitted into 100Mb drive
 DD> in a 386SX with 8Mb, but it's far from ideal....

Yes, that's just about what the book said...

I have run minimal systems before, but never with anything as
complex as Linux.  A bit more HDD and RAM usually makes many
applications run a lot more smoothly.

I once ran MS-Word 5 on an early Macintosh with 256k RAM and a
single floppy drive. This required juggling three disks, one with
the System files, one with Word, and the third with the document
I was trying to edit. IIRC at one stage I counted over twenty
disk swaps in a row.

From Greg Mayman, in beautiful Adelaide, South Australia
   "Queen City of The South"    34:55 S  138:36 E

... You never know what you can do without until you try - F.P.Adams
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