Messages in this thread |  | | | From | (Alan Cox) | | Subject | Re: Memory Rusting Effect [re: Linux hostile to poverty] | | Date | Mon, 20 Jul 1998 10:01:59 +0100 (BST) |
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> > Linux should run passably on the lowest common denominator machine for > > the majority of its userbase. That is an 8Mb 486. If you think everyone > > can afford 32Mbytes I suggest you pay a visit to a local UK university, > > pop out into the poor parts of europe or south america. > > Memory has gotten insanely cheap lately. > > $14 for 16MB SIMM > $26 for 32MB SIMM > $127 for 128MB DIMM
They dont fit 30 pin sockets on ISA bus 386s or old VLB 486 boards. You are making the exact mistake I tried to point out above. All the world is not made up of cash rich Americans bulk buying memory.
Alan
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