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Date:      Wed, 31 May 2000 08:17:56 -0500 (CDT)
From:      <nitebirdz@coimbra.oss.uswest.net>
To:        theoea@pacbell.net
Cc:        freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Re using a 486
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.21.0005310816340.6686-100000@coimbra.oss.uswest.net>
In-Reply-To: <39322AAA.33DF5434@postoffice.pacbell.net>

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On Mon, 29 May 2000 theoea@pacbell.net wrote:

> I have a 486. Can I install BSD on it & use it as a connection to the
> internet. It would be like those $99 internet appliances that are
> advertised.
> 

I managed to run 2.2.8-stable on an old 486 with 16 Mb of RAM.  However,
it wasn't really faste (with X loaded).  Since you'd like to use it as an
Internet appliance or sort of, I'd definitely recommend to at least
install 64 Mb of RAM and a good video card.


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