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Re: An oldie but a goodie
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Timchenko Maxim <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 10 Jul 2001 08:47:27 +0300
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I'll second that. A 386, with Linux and some software, will replace almost
any network device and save you some $. Just name it -- router, firewall,
gateway (with 2 network cards in it), mail/print server, file/MP3 server,
etc...

It won't work on a 286, though.

<> Max Timchenko [MaxVT]
<>
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On Mon, 9 Jul 2001, Eric Maquiling wrote:

> Today, The Esteemed Jack R Payton gathered electrons and wrote:
> I had one of those and I installed Linux on it just for fun.  You can do A
> LOT with a 386 and LInux.  Like routing, email, etc.  Also a very good
> learning tool if you want to learn something like vi or how networking
> works etc, etc.

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