Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 15:05:23 -0500 From: Derek Ragona <derek@computinginnovations.com> To: "Thomas F Simpson Jr" <toms@chirock.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 486 Install?? Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20080516150419.02739a38@mail.computinginnovations.com> In-Reply-To: <W6330118384325431210963588@webmail23> References: <W6330118384325431210963588@webmail23>
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At 01:46 PM 5/16/2008, Thomas F Simpson Jr wrote: >I have a 486 DEEP GREEN system I would like to put some version of FreeBSD >on (I have my reasons). > >I have other inquiries out on this, but if I correctly recall (and that is >a real rusty recall at best), the max memory you could get on one of these >beasts was 48MB, unless they made some bigger, recognizable, 72-pin modules. > >I have 8 MB of hard drive space free for a FreeBSD partition and I am >actually running an Intel P24T Overdrive for my CPU. All work fine on the >DOS 6.2.2 partition I need to run. > >Would any version of FreeBSD work with just 48MB of RAM? Or do I need to >figure out a way to get more RAM on the board, IF POSSIBLE? > >Thanks. > >Tom Simpson >Omaha, NE >toms@chirock.com >402.896.1157 > I have one system running 6.3 with 48 MB ram, but it does freeze from time to time. I believe it does need more ram and is a system slated for replacement. -Derek -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
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