30 Apr
2010
30 Apr
'10
9:18 a.m.
On Apr 30, 2010, at 12:07 PM, Jim MacKenzie wrote:
I actually still have a running 486 (IBM PS/ValuPoint,
32 MB RAM,
named canberra). In fact I just built a new kernel for it this
week since Debian Squeeze wanted some different flags than my
existing custom kernel, and the stock Debian kernel doesn't work
(no floating-point math support? My 486 is an SX).
I don't know why I keep it running, but it's rock-solid reliable so
I'd feel bad about getting rid of it. It was my first *nix machine.
THAT'S why you keep it running. Sounds good to me.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL