We looked at several different operating system specifications trying to determine which OS would be the most versatile for our business environment. It should be taken into strong consideration that although an operating system's documentation will state the minimum system requirements is low, a user may not agree to the level of functionality. In short, the bare requirements are often not acceptable performance to your client. We compared Windows XP Home & Professional, Unix, Linux, Knoppix, Fedora and Macintosh's OS X, to see what requirements were needed to run the operating systems. The importance derived from this research is important in determining the product's hardware lifecycle and expected time before replacing the computer or upgrading he Operating System. Here is what we found.
Starting with Linux. Linux does not support the Intel 286 and earlier processors. However, it fully supports the Intel 80386, 80486, Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium II, and Pentium III......
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