Re: bootable iso xclient suggestion?

On Tue, 2004-12-14 at 19:32 -0800, Jeff_W wrote:
> Robby Russell <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 2004-12-14 at 14:56 -0800, Jeff_W wrote:
> > > Robby Russell <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > I acquired a p166 with 32mb of ram a few days ago from someone ready to
> > > > toss it. I figured it would make a good Xclient. I was able to boot up
> > > > pxes ( http://pxes.sf.net/ ), which said it could run on 486+ with at
> > > > least 16mb of RAM...but when I tried to load the XDM client it died
> > > > saying that I didn't have enough RAM. 
> > > >
> > > > So, is there any other iso-based Xclients that I should give a whirl?
> > > 
> > > You might look at Thin Station:
> > > http://thinstation.sourceforge.net/
> > > 
> > > I've not used it but it looks interesting...
> > > 
> > > Jeff
> >
> > from their site: 
> > > it is suggested at least a 64Mb PC.
> 
> We must have looked at different specs: under "Features" I found
> this hardware requirement:
> 
>  --
>  Hardware requirements.
>    * Processor: x86
>    * RAM:  16MB  (8MB  using  TinyX).  32  MB  recommended  for rich
>      clients.
>    * Network:  10  or 100 mbps network card (any supported by kernel
>       2.4.x)
>    * Video card: All supported by Xfree86 4.3/3.3.6
>    * Mouse: Serial, PS/2, USB
>  --
> 
> But you're right; it would be better to find more RAM :)
> 

Cliff just came by with a stick of RAM. :-) I'll take another look at
the site.

-Robby


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