Subj : Re: unixs on a 386
To   : Jasen Betts
From : Charles Angelich
Date : Wed Nov 28 2001 07:12 pm

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Hello Jasen - 

CA>> The necessary source code and compiler would not fit on a
CA>> 200 meg drive that already had LINUX installed on it from
CA>> what I have been reading. 

JB> I compiled an early kernal on a 32 meg drive not counting
JB> (8 meg swap) 200 seems a bit much. I was re-compiling the
JB> kernel, downloading something at 1200bps and playing
JB> rogue-ish (or maybe tty-tetris) at the same time I thought
JB> it was great! 

I realize very early LINUX was not as bloated but also was more
limited as to hardware. 

Do you think those v.094 versions would work well on recent
hardware? 

CA>> When you work in a company that has a person assigned to
CA>> purchase computers they tend to try to keep them as
CA>> compatible as possible and buy many at one time. It could
CA>> give you the impression they were all like that but they
CA>> weren't. 

JB> Even then 90% of the 386 machines sold here were
JB> intercompatible there were a few odd ones (like IBM) but if
JB> you stuck to "vanilla" brands it was fairly easy going. 

Here (in Michigan) IBM was a big deal. Compaq and NEC were big.
Note all proprietary manufacturers. :-\ 

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