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From: eli@spdcc.COM (Steve Elias)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: bare bones usenet node ?
Message-ID: <1695@spdcc.COM>
Date: 18 Aug 88 23:10:06 GMT
Reply-To: eli@spdcc.UUCP (Steve Elias)
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how bout some free advice ??

what do you folks know to be the minimum configuration for a usenet
node.  i'm interested mainly in the minimum software configuration --
i have the hardware i'll need, except perhaps for a memory board.
(10 Mhz AT clone, modem, 86M hard drive, 640k).

i'd almost consider using DOS, if a program existed for it.
naah.  too ugly.  

i'd prefer unix, of course -- are there inexpensive
(or PD) versions of it available???  

you get the picture:  inexpensive.  attention K Mart news readers...

thanks in advance!