[Info-vax] Don't worry, HP's project Moonshot will save us

[Bob Koehler]

In article <51649a55$0$6345$e4fe514c at dreader35.news.xs4all.nl>, MG <marcogbNO at SPAMxs4all.nl> writes:
> 
> I run Linux Mint x86-64 on an older Acer 5536.  It barely works, it
> feels more like a 'poorly cooled computer with a low-grade UPS'.
> I'm actually going to try FreeBSD on it soon, since I can then at
> least also use interesting things like ZFS and the "jails".

   I once loaded Linux 0.98 on a 386.  Bringing up X-11 and doing
   nothing was 100% CPU load.  Not impressive.  Even MS could do
   a GUI on a 386 and leave some CPU power to do work.

   Without X-11 running, the box met our needs as a low security
   network gateway (lower than we'd want in a firewall).  DOS would
   not have.