[wplug] looking for old computers

[Nick Iglehart]

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>I do remember that they can be as old as 486's, and I think 16MB
>RAM. (Anybody know?)    
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Basically they will run on anyhting that RedHat 7.2 wil run on. 
Remember though that everything is loaded into RAM across the
network, so it is a good idea to have a reasonable amount.  I would
probably recommend a minimum of 48-64M depending on usage.  Processor
speed is of course going to be the greatest factor in performance, so
the smaller you go, the slower they get.  If you use anything slower
than a 233 or so I would recommend installing blackbox or some other
lightweight window manager.  Gnome and KDE just don't have much oomph
on a 486.

To summarize, yes they will run on a 486 with 16Ms, but they are not
going to impress anyone unless they are used GUI-less.  However,
lightwieght WMs can make for blazing performance on a 133 with 16M,
so that might be an option.

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