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>
>
> > That's what I am thinking about. As a linux
> > user for such a long time,
> > its quite dissappointed to say that linux has
> > become a monster.
>
> Ah, but mp3s are nice and smooth!!! :-)
>
> If you don't need any of the newer features, I'd
> suggest FreeBSD 4.x rather than a newer version.
> It was designed to run on lower end system and
> its much more efficient.
>
> DT


Agreed, I maintain a 4.x system on a P-75 with probably 16M ram.  I think i=
t
took about 25 hours to do a buildworld for router functionality.