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Re: A stupid DOS question.....
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Wed, 9 Dec 1998 02:29:52 GMT
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On Tue, 8 Dec 1998 22:29:49 GMT, janssenjasper@hotmail.com (Jasper
Janssen) wrote:
> > Although I'm sure a 386sx/16 with 4 megs could probably dial in and
> > run telnet just fine.
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> That it definitely can do. Lynx willl run pretty well, too. And I
> suspect even a graphical browser over X-windows would beat out
> Netscape + win 3.11 on a 486/33 or thereabouts... And prolly
> definitely be able to keep up with a modem. especially a slow one -
> let's face it, you're not gonna have a 56k modem connected to
> 386sx/16, now, are you?
Really? I have a 386/40 (with an upgrade chip to TI 486/40) sitting
here doing diddly. You're tempting me to try Linux on it.
Like I really need something new to spend time on....
-- Terry K --
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| (...) Biggest problem would probably be disk space. If you're going for a good distribution + X, you'd need in the order of 2-300 megs or so. in 80-100 megs, you can just about the most basic tasks , and be a router/gateway. And maybe an inhouse (...) (26 years ago, 9-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Sure you can. :) (...) Not really. A server might be slightly slow. Only for say, hosting your scans of instructions so KL can pick them up. I'm talking low-bandwidth applications here. Like, a router for one or two, maybe three people. I know (...) (26 years ago, 8-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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