Re: 386 or 486 machine
i recall a fairly large isp, can't remember which one, running their
mailserver on a 486 DX.
cant remember what distro it was
could have even been a BSD but im not entirely sure
i dont see why you couldnt do it though
Tom
"if you want an image of the future, just picture a boot stamping on the
human face - forever"
George Orwell
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rupert" <rupert.debian@hotpop.com>
To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 8:41 AM
Subject: Re: 386 or 486 machine
> On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 20:24:01 +0400
> Andrei Smirnov <uper_debian_user@mail.ru> wrote:
>
> > is it possible to put Debian on a 386 or 486?
>
> I put Debian Woody on a 486sx/25 with 8mb ram. Actually I cheated: I
> installed by attaching the hard disk to a more powerful motherboard, and
> then attached it to the older box. I can apt-get things, but it tends to
> take about half an hour for new software to seep into the package
> database. If I ever want to upgrade, I can always reattach it to the
> more powerful system, or just get it started and wait a week ;)
>
> Rupert
>
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