LFS size and hardware requirements

[Joe]

Alexander E. Patrakov wrote:
> No, learning must be gradual, the reader must see a trouble-free 
> book first and _then_ experiment.
>   
Learning is gradual, but is almost never trouble-free. A child learning 
to walk stumbles countless times before achieving balance and poise. I 
have stumbled quite a bit with LFS and even used an old Pentium machine 
as a learning platform. If someone can build LFS in 8-12 hours, 
perfectly and in a single session the very first time, it seems to me 
that either they're already experts or very lucky and haven't learned 
much from the experience.

Joe