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Re: Is 64MB enough?



On May 10 2005, John Moore wrote:
> Thanks.  Can I tool around trying to learn X with the 64M configuration
> or is that going to be too painful?

I actually think that you can, but you'd have to use lean graphic
applications.

Well, Linux used to be useable on a 486DX33 that I had with 8MB of RAM
(well, there's quite an amount of bloat in current applications -- part of
the reason why I like Dan Bernstein's approach to Unix).


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