-----Original Message-----
From: Ultra <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 1:02 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Operating Systems


>With 486, the best OS is Linux, I just saw a 486 running Linux at very fast
speed and
>never crashed for year.
>
>Jun Qian
>
>Herbert Graf wrote:


>>         I had win95A working very well on a 486DX33, considering it
wasn't used! :)......
, .............16MB is bare minimum for me. As an alternative, try Linux, it
runs quite well on a 486 as long as >> you have SOME memory. TTYL
>
Hi,--Thanks both,

  My Dell 486 is "maxed out" at 16MB,  --Appreciate the tip about
Linux,--sounds like a good excuse to try it out.
  Bob Decker

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