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The ttylinux distribution requires at least a 486SX processor. How much memory is needed depends on how you want to run the system. Running the system from ramdisk will need about 14-16 MB of memory, depending on the exact kernel version used.
The bootable CD-ROM version uses a fairly large kernel image to support a broad range of hardware. It also loads the whole system into a ramdisk. This means the bootable CD-ROM version needs about 16-18 MB of memory to run.
Once the system is installed onto hard disk, the memory requirement is reduced to about 8-10 MB of memory. This is when using the default kernel as installed by the CD-ROM installer. This requirement can be reduced further by installing a custom kernel by hand. With a minimal 2.4.x kernel configuration, for example, ttylinux can be made to run within 5-6 MB of memory.