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- From: farrow@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (J. Scott Farrow)
- Subject: Re: Problems with Linux and 486/33 Mhz (486/50 MHz) ?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov9.120841.29651@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
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- Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 12:08:41 GMT
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- stoehr@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Peter Stoehr) writes:
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-
- >Hi folks,
-
- >I plan to work linux. Because I know, that Unix in general loves memory and
- >CPU-speed, I plan to buy a 486/33MHz (or a 486/50 MHz) system. But it seems to
- >me that this maybe a bad idea. The FAQ from 5th october says, that it might
- >gives some problems.
- >Is this true or are the problems solved ?
-
- > Thanks in advance
- > Peter
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- Huh?
-
- I've been using Linux since July on my Packard Bell 33 Mhz 486DX with no
- problems whatsoever.
-
- Oh, now I remember some vague reference from an old FAQ about 486's, but
- nothing ever happened to me. Anyone know what that's about?
-
- Where's that FAQ again.....
-
- Scott
-
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