(It also removes memory protection and security, but then the Mac classic didn't have those either.)
uCLinux runs on the Motorola Dragonball embedded CPU, which uses the 68k instruction set architecture, so it should run on a Mac if I can write drivers for its hardware. I haven't tried yet to find specs for any of it yet.
If you have an old Mac Classic or Mac SE lying around that still works, I'll pay a fair price for it. But note that the last time I bought an SE, I paid ten bucks for it, from the Goodwill Bargain Barn in Santa Cruz, California. It still worked and everything - I dug up some system floppies and was able to boot and install on the hard drive. I had to leave it behind when we moved to Canada though, we had way too much stuff.
uCLinux can be found at http://www.uclinux.org/
If you're anywhere near where I live in Truro Nova Scotia, I can come pick it up. I'll pay shipping from other places if it's not too bad. It might be hard to convince Customs Canada that a computer is only worth ten bucks.
I also miss doing 68k assembly code. I used to really enjoy it.
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