Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 14:44:24 -0800 (PST) From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> To: Per Lingvall <lingvall@home.se> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 486, 4mbram, www & UNIX? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.9912061441480.4557-100000@fw.wintelcom.net> In-Reply-To: <384BEE96.8D0A42FC@home.se>
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On Mon, 6 Dec 1999, Per Lingvall wrote: > I cannot connect to any ISP though the DUN (Dial-Up-Networkprogram) for > Explorer requires atleast 8MB ram. I now have Win 3,14. > > MY QUESTION: > Can I use FREEBSD OS instead of Win3,14 and will it work with Netscape > (and dial-up-program for UNIX vs ISP). > > I only have a laptop with a 486-processor, 4 mb ram, 250mb HD - BUT I > WANT IT TO WORK WITH INTERNET (checking mail n surf) - is this possible, > can you help me? > > MicroSoft and my ISP cannot help me, they say that I need to buy a new > computer or upgrade my ram to atleast 16mb. But that costs money. FreeBSD requires at least 8MB for install (maybe even 12) so it's probably a no-go for you. Even if you were to install freebsd you can't expect Netscape and any decent GUI to run in 4 megs of ram, you'd probably need to use lynx and pine for www/email. sorry, -Alfred To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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