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SubjectRe: Memory Rusting Effect [re: Linux hostile to poverty]
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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
>


Check out the prices on 30 pin SIMM, which are the most common ones found in
8 MB machines. Remember that you will probably need to buy 4 at a time when
using them too. And you prices sound like reseller prices to me.


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