Re: Replacement for Netscape
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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