Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 16:11:42 +0200 From: "Norbert Koch" <NKoch@demig.de> To: "Cecil" <xeys_00@yahoo.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: suitability of freebsd 5.3 for 486 dx2 66? Message-ID: <001201c583c6$f75f2c20$4801a8c0@ws-ew-3.W2KDEMIG> In-Reply-To: <20050708121609.47069.qmail@web52308.mail.yahoo.com>
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If it is only for cli and learning programming, I'd suggest to install FreeBSD 4.11. All you need (gcc, perl, python, vim/emacs) is readyly available from the original install cd #1. I had a comparable box running as a samba fileserver under FreeBSD and even could run a "make world" on it. You need to have at least a cdrom drive or network card in your 486 box for installation. If you don't need the comfort of sysinstall, you could also give netbsd a try. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Cecil > Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 2:16 PM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: suitability of freebsd 5.3 for 486 dx2 66? > > > I plan on running a 486 I found laying around as a > freebsd box. It only has a floppy, and yes, it's a > 486. It does have 500 meg hard disk and 20 megs of ram > though. Any ideas as to what is realistic to expect > out of this machine? I plan to run it as a CLI box > only to learn perl, python, C++ and some other stuff > on. > > Xeys
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