From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Jun 27 12:59:13 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id MAA20043 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 27 Jun 1996 12:59:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from relay-4.mail.demon.net (relay-4.mail.demon.net [158.152.1.108]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id MAA19924 for ; Thu, 27 Jun 1996 12:57:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from post.demon.co.uk ([158.152.1.72]) by relay-4.mail.demon.net id ac26974; 27 Jun 96 19:27 GMT Received: from jraynard.demon.co.uk ([158.152.42.77]) by relay-3.mail.demon.net id aa26893; 27 Jun 96 18:09 +0100 Received: (from fqueries@localhost) by jraynard.demon.co.uk (8.6.12/8.6.12) id KAA00731; Thu, 27 Jun 1996 10:38:06 GMT Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 10:38:06 GMT Message-Id: <199606271038.KAA00731@jraynard.demon.co.uk> From: James Raynard To: s2147607@cse.unsw.edu.au CC: questions@freebsd.org In-reply-to: <31D224A3.4F3@cse.unsw.edu.au> (message from Bagus Dewantara on Thu, 27 Jun 1996 16:05:23 +1000) Subject: Re: want to run unix with pentium Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > I want to run unix with pentium, how much this will cost me and Depends on the going rate for a Pentium where you live. 8-) FreeBSD is indeed free, though you may need to splash out a modest amount on a CDROM or on downloading it by FTP, if you use a modem. If you're strapped for cash, it will run quite acceptably on a 486 DX/2 or DX/4, which you can get fairly cheaply these days, leaving you with more to spend on extra RAM or a good fast disk; these may well have more impact on performance than CPU speed. It'll even run on a 386SX16 with 4MB of RAM, though this is probably not much fun to use interactively. > what is the best configuration needed. See "Jordan's picks" under http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/ -- James Raynard, Edinburgh, Scotland james@jraynard.demon.co.uk