XPost: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy, alt.os.linux   
   From: annoyed@you.now   
      
   On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 09:33:33 -0600, Gary Beeton wrote:   
      
   > Nearl J Icarus wrote:   
   >   
   >> In article , gbeeton@shaw.ca   
   >> says...   
   >>   
   >>>> As soon as XP can run in one meg of memory with no hard drive, I'll   
   >>>> consider looking at it.   
   >>>   
   >>> Why is that an important requirement for you?   
   >>   
   >> I always thought it was a reflection of the sheer mass of resources it   
   >> takes to even *>boot<* up a wintel machine, let alone try using it.   
   >   
   > Sure.  It's also a reflection on the capabilities and number of features   
   > an OS has to offer.  Nevertheless, the original poster has already   
   > indicated that he was being facetious with his "one meg of memory with no   
   > hard drive" requirement.   
      
   Though that's not a strange requirement in the embedded world.   
      
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