Re: Red Hat Linux 9 requirements

["T. Ribbrock" <emgaron gmx net>]

On Mon, Mar 31, 2003 at 08:35:50AM -0600, Ed Wilts wrote:
[...]
>    The following information represents the minimum hardware
> requirements necessary to successfully install Red Hat Linux 9:
> 
>    CPU:
> 
>    - Minimum: Pentium-class
>    - Recommended for text-mode: 200 MHz Pentium-class or better
[...]

<whistle> For text-mode? What's so heavy there?


[...]
>    Memory:
> 
>    - Minimum for text-mode: 64MB
[...]

<2nd whistle> see above...

This *is* getting ridiculous. I'm running RHL 7.3 on a P166MMX laptop
with 64MB, with X (Window Maker) - and it runs just fine. Even plays OGG,
using xmms. 
As for resources needed for graphical use, I suppose, RH have the resource
hog GNOME in mind (which means you can get by with less if you dump
GNOME), but for text mode?!

Cheerio,

Thomas
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