Re: 16MB 486SX OK to run PO7?

In article <3no6hg$oqc_at_ixnews4.ix.netcom.com> chuckh_at_ix.netcom.com (Chuck Hamilton) writes:
> In <mike_schuler.7.0009EBF0_at_mindlink.bc.ca> mike_schuler_at_mindlink.bc.ca
> (Mike Schuler) writes:
> >
> >I hate to load the CDROM only to find out the machine is too small
> >Anybody try to run such a combo (with 100 MB HD). Besides, I need
> >to get another 8 MB of ram to do this anyway.
> >Mike Schuler - software developer
> >IBX datasystems limited
> >Vancouver - CANADA
>
> I was unable to load PO7 on an 8mb system with 131mb HD space
> available. The message I got was that I didn't have enough memory. Even
> the installation instruction booklet that accompanies the CD
> specifically says that you need 16mb RAM. I don't know why it's being
> advertised differently unless they've changed the requirement since I
> purchsed my CD (about 2 months ago).

I'm running PO7 with just 8 MB. I even can use Forms-4.5. Everything very slow of course and a lot of swapping.

Just make sure:

Remove smartdrv disk caching. Just leave a small buffer of ~200K. Install a big permanent swapfile (~30M).

[Of course, you cannot do serious development with this config. But to evaluate Oracle, learn the concepts, it works !]

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