Re: Replacement for Netscape
I have a 486DX2/66 with 8MB which runs perfectly well. Its doing file and
print sharing, e-mail, and IP gatewaying. The same machine running Windows
95 basically sucked. For that matter, I even compile stuff on it
sometimes.
On Wed, 26 May 1999, Ben Collins wrote:
> On Wed, May 26, 1999 at 01:45:23PM -0500, Kent West wrote:
> > On Wed, 26 May 1999, Ralf G. R. Bergs wrote:
> >
> > > On Sun, 23 May 1999 20:51:55 -0500, Matthew W. Roberts wrote:
> > >
> > > >Netscape 4.51 for X is just too slow on my slightly dated pentium. Does
> > >
> > > Huh???
> > >
> > > Netscape 4.51 is everything else but slow. You probably simply have too
> > > little memory. I suggest to install at least 128 megs.
> >
> > Ya know, we really oughtta quit advertising the idea that Linux runs well
> > on 486's with low memory and drive resources....
>
> I have a sparc 1 (equal to about a 386) running Debian potato with 12megs of
> RAM and on an 80meg drive (50 being used). Linux runs perfectly fine on old
> hardware. Just because Netscape is bloated, does not mean the system is (ie,
> Netscape's install would increase the footprint of that system on the hardrive
> by about %50). The only thing the server does it web and ssh. No X, no comiles, etc.. It does server as a shell for a few people to get email and irc though.
>
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