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From: Mr M P Searle <csubl@csv.warwick.ac.uk>
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Subject: Very small machine - RAM?
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How much memory is the minimum that would be needed for a very small FBSD
system? It wouldn't need to run the installer (5MB), so certainly 4MB would
be enough - but would 3 or 2 be OK? It only needs an IDE disk and a net
card in the kernel, and it doesn't matter if there is hardly any RAM left
for processes. 200K would be enough, I think - I'd be running inetd, so I
could ftp or telnet in, plus a small program of my own (don't know how big
THAt will be yet, but I'm sure it would be smaller than ftpd.)

Thanks, Michael.