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What distros support 486 machines?



> Eh?  Which "current release" from Red Hat does not support i486?  RH9
> certainly has 486 support (it's called "i386", but the i486 will run
> i386 binaries)... 

Las time I attempted to install RH (I think it was 7.3) on a 486 it
barfed. I think it needs more memory then typically used by 486 systems.
Don't remember the exact amount required.


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