[sclug] PC giveaway

Derek M Jones derek at knosof.co.uk
Mon Nov 28 19:51:44 UTC 2005


Keith,

> I've got two systems available for free. Both are tower systems and both 
> run Linux just fine. I've installed Debian on both just to prove they 
> work OK. I doubt they're really suitable for running X, but they'd be 

I don't think the X resource requirements have gotten that bad.

> System A: Athlon 750Hz CPU, floppy, CD, NIC, 6.4Gb disk, not sure about 
> memory (I forgot to check), but I think 256Mb. Currently has Debian 
> installed.
> 
> System B: Pentium 2, 400Hz, 256Mb RAM, 6.4Gb disk, CD, soundcard, 
> floppy, NIC. Currently has Debian installed.

I have run  RedHat 9 (with X) on systems much less powerful and
half as much memory as this.

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