Re: Memory Rusting Effect [re: Linux hostile to poverty]

Alex Buell (alex.buell@tahallah.demon.co.uk)
Sun, 19 Jul 1998 21:38:34 -0400 (EWT)

On Sun, 19 Jul 1998, Albert D. Cahalan wrote:

> No. Where do you place the limit? Shouldn't Linux run on machines
> with only 640 kB of RAM? If that, then why not 64 kB too?

But as far as I know, Linux was written to work well on a 4MB 386 machine.
I think we should respect that. Only when the last 386 machine on Earth
gets recycled..... [that won't happen as long as I have a 386 motherboard
in my possession :o)]

Cheers,
Alex

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