Very mini linux [OT]

[Ewan Mac Mahon]

On Sun, Mar 19, 2006 at 08:46:34AM +0330, Mehdi Hassanpour wrote:
> On 3/19/06, Ewan Mac Mahon <ewan at macmahon.me.uk> wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 16, 2006 at 12:12:43PM +0000, Thomas Beckett wrote:
> > >
> > > I have been asked if it is possible to create a linux boot floppy
> > <snip>
> > > The problem is that the machine it is to run on is an old leco
> > > chemistry automation machine. This machine is based on a 286 (i think)
> > If it is indeed a 286 then no Linux will run on it; the 286 lacks a
> > hardware memory management unit, and Linux absolutely requires one[1].
> >
> Have a look at this one too...
> 
> http://zoollinux.org/moin.cgi/FrontPage
> 
That uses a standard Linux kernel so it won't run on a 286 - no MMU, no
standard Linux.

Ewan
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