On Fri, Mar 06, 1998 at 06:56:56PM +0100, Tonetti.doc, R Tonetti wrote: > I have got an Olivetti 8086, 1MB RAM, 100MB harddisk, 3.5" floppy. Do you > know of a BASIC version of Linux, RedHat or another U*ix dialect that I > can install on it?
On Fri, Mar 06, 1998 at 12:01:34PM -0600, Nathan E Norman wrote: > Unfortuntely, Linux (and most any other UNIX) requires at least a 386 > class processor (yes, I know Linux runs on non-Intel platforms too :). > So, your 8086 isn't going to run Linux at all. True Linux on intel requires 386 or higher. But, there's "ELKS" (Embeddable Linux Kernel Subset; http://www.linux.org.uk/ELKS-Home/index.html), and somebody is putting together a distribution for it. HTH, Ray -- Tevens ben ik van mening dat Nederland overdekt dient te worden. -- E-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST. Trouble? E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
