[news.admin] bare bones usenet node ?

eli@spdcc.COM (Steve Elias) (08/19/88)

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!