On Sun, Jun 29, 2003 00:15:23 at 12:15:23AM -0400, Robert L Cochran (cochranb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote: > I see from the release notes for Red Hat 9 that the minimum CPU is a > Pentium class and the minumum memory is 64 Mb, rock bottom. > > My question is, what is the lowest-end system that one can get > realistically decent graphics performance from with Red Hat 9? Including > internetting and office management tasks? A Pentium 90? Pentium 66? How > low can I go before the hardware chokes the OS performance-wise? It strongly depends from what you exactly mean by " internetting and office management tasks". If you mean online gaming, or accepting those sites where even the "Contact Us" page is done in Flash, or using OpenOffice.org, then you need a relatively powerful machine regardless of the operating system. Otherwise, have a look at http://www.rule-project.org/en/screenshots.php Ciao, Marco Fioretti -- Marco Fioretti m.fioretti, at the server inwind.it Red Hat for low memory http://www.rule-project.org/en/ I never let my schooling get in the way of my education. -- Mark Twain
