Date: Mon, 23 Jan 1995 08:41:16 -0500 (CDT)
From: Aaron Ucko <UCKO AT VAX1 DOT ROCKHURST DOT EDU>
Subject: Re: Linux
To: B DOT S DOT Runnacles AT soton DOT ac DOT uk
Cc: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Organization: Rockhurst College; Kansas City, MO

>Does anyone know of a group like ours regarding Linux, as I am
>considering installing it on my system.  Is it more stable than DOS,
>and are there problems in using it in conjunction with other OSs.
>What is the practical minimum hardware requirement, I have a 486DX66
>with 8Mb.

If you have USENET access, try comp.os.linux.*.
As long as you can create a dedicated partition, you shouldn't
have any problems...otherwise, you'll have to use UMSDOS, which
is a tad klugey.  I also have a DX2/66 w/8M RAM; it's a bit slow
in X, but otherwise rather fast.

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