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Date:      Mon, 20 Jan 2003 16:26:02 -0600
From:      Anti <fearow@attbi.com>
To:        jcoombs@gwi.net
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: docs for lowend systems
Message-ID:  <20030120162602.2ae08f51.fearow@attbi.com>
In-Reply-To: <200301201603.43965.jcoombs@gwi.net>
References:  <200301201603.43965.jcoombs@gwi.net>

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On Mon, 20 Jan 2003 16:03:43 -0500
Joshua Coombs <jcoombs@gwi.net> wrote:

> I've started putting together some docs based on my abuse of FreeBSD on less 
> than optimal x86 platforms.  My current drivel is at 
> http://www.x386.net/lowmem.html (warning, the page is rated NC17 for 
> language and cruelty to old computers).  Would there be any interest in a 
> properly formated, language corrected version to include in the handbook or 
> other appropriate spot in the official documentation?


why recommend vga for such low-end systems? pcvt instead of sc+vga saves
a couple mb ram and makes the kernel a bit smaller...

and even mentioning 5.x for a 386 is just wrong...


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