Re: [Ltsp-discuss] 486 (33mhz!) with 16 of ram good enough?

[Bhaskar S. M. <bh...@ca...>]

> Hi all,
> the subject already says it all :).
> Anybody who can save me some time through telling me if a 486 (isa graphics,
> isa 10mbps nic) with 16 and 33mhz is fast enough as node.
> 486 - no prob
> 16mb - definitely works
> but 33 MHZ - that really seems damn little - anybody any experience with this
> kind of machine?

I used to run X on Slackware on a 486 SL/25 (mobile chip, with math
coprocessor) quite satisfactorily. Issues you get are usually graphics memory,
you end up going to 8 bit color.