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-[Acronym] for __R__andom __A__ccess __M__emory. Duh
.
+[Acronym] for __R__andom __A__ccess __M__emory.
-You can do a fairly bare install of a modern Linux distribution with 16mb
of memory, although many installers require more memory, once the [OS] is installed, you should be fine.
+You can do a fairly bare install of a modern Linux distribution with 16[MB]
of memory, although many installers require more memory, once the [OS] is installed, you should be fine.
-32mb
of memory can be a reasonably useful Linux install if you don't have X(1) or any other memory hungry programs running. 32mb
of memory would make a reasonable non-caching firewall for instance.
+32MB
of memory can be a reasonably useful Linux install if you don't have X(1) or any other memory hungry programs running. 32MB
of memory would make a reasonable non-caching firewall for instance.
-64mb
of memory is where a machine starts becoming usable interactively with X(1), but don't run [Mozilla] :)
+64MB
of memory is where a machine starts becoming usable interactively with X(1), but don't run [Mozilla] :)
-128mb
is a reasonable amount of memory for a Linux install, but if you want to run Mozilla, and other memory hungry programs you probably need:
+128MB
is a reasonable amount of memory for a Linux install, but if you want to run Mozilla, and other memory hungry programs you probably need:
-256mb
or 512mb
. 512mb
is a nice amount of memory. I have 512mb
on my desktop, which is also a fileserver.
+256MB
or 512MB
. 512MB
is a nice amount of memory. I have 512MB
on my desktop, which is also a fileserver.
-1gb
of memory is just getting silly :)
+1GB
of memory is just getting silly :)
See [DDR] and [SDRAM]
