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Re: IS WIN NT 4.0 ON A TP500 POSSIBLE???
On Mon, 08 Sep 1997 14:29:09 -0700 josh <jg@izap.com> writes:
>I have a Thinkpad 500.
>486 SLC50
>12MB RAM
>540 HD.
>
>Is it possible to run WIN NT 4.0 on this little machine, or should I
>avoid the idea altogether?
>I'd like to have access to some of WIN NT 4.0's administrative tools
>so
>I can do some things "remotely" to teh network at my work.
>
>I understand NT needs a min of 11mb RAM to run, but will I be a
>massichist by trying to run it on my TP500?
>
>
>Your input is appreciated before I embark on this potentially futile
>attempt at installing it.
>
>josh
>
>jg@izap.com
>
>or
>
>josh.gomez@intisys.com
>www.intisys.com
>
If I were you, I'd stick with the OS/2 Warp 3.0 or Linux route,
if you need a stable, and reasonably fast 32-bit OS. Plus,
there is very little overhead with Linux. I didn't even need the fan
on my server when I had Linux running!
Paul