> > Hello, > > I'm just getting started using Linux. Actually, I'm expecting my Slink CD's > to arrive any day now. I'm upgrading an old PC I have to install Debian on. > I'm on a real tight budget, but I don't want to spend my money on hardware > that won't be appropriate. > > I've found a 1.2 G hard drive for a reasonable price. I know that this is > more than adequate size for the OS, but is it a reasonable size for a > typical system. Basically, do you people who use this OS regularly recommend > a bigger drive? > > The system I intend to install this on is a 60Mhz Pentium with 16 M ram. I > realize that this would be the minimum for a reasonable Win 95 setup, but is > it reasonable for a Linux setup? >
My work machine is a p75 w/ 48mb on a 1gb drive. If you use X, mem is the key. Upgrade to 32 or 64 when you can. Hard drives are nice because you can always add another one later. I have run linux on everything from a 486 66 to a K6-2 300. The key is memory. X, compilers, toys take memory. CPU is not an issue if you are realistic. Try hosting a 100 hits a second web site on a 486 is prolly bad, but simple typing and web surfing is not bad (netscape will chew mem).
