Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 18:16:52 +0100 (CET) From: "Frans-Jan v. Steenbeek" <FST777@phreaker.net> To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.org Cc: ckline@rightcode.net Subject: Re: Hardware question Message-ID: <0HC0008INAOON0@net.WAU.NL>
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> On Mon, 17 Mar 2003 08:40:48 -0500, "Charles Kline" > <ckline@rightcode.net> said: > > Am I right in understanding that FreeBSD will NOT run on any old (ex PC > > > hardware)? > > > > For example. I have a Gateway PC that I have been running Win2k on. I > > hate it. I want it to be a linux server. Can I use this hardware to run > > > FreeBSD or do I need to find an old Sparc? > > > > Thanks, > > Charles I use FreeBSD 4.7 with x-windows on an AMD 486 DX4 as my workstation (I have no better hardware at the moment). It runs fine, faster than Window$ 95 and more stable. FreeBSD should run on every PC with 8 Megs of memory and a 386-processor or up. You won't need to find an old Sparc :) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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