Re: i386 compatibility & libstdc++

["Martin v. Löwis" <martin@v.loewis.de>]

Lars Wirzenius wrote:

> So using a 386 as a router and firewall, which it is perfectly capable
> of hardwarewise

Is that really the case?

a) Is anybody actually doing this, today?

b) Do you then have 10MB or 100MB ethernet in that computer?
   Can you even put a 100MB ethernet card into the computer?
   Does it have PCI?

I really don't recall the answers to these questions, since it
is such a long time that I have last seen a real 386 machine.

If there is enough userbase for an i386 distribution,
I wouldn't mind if an i386 port was maintained separately.
However, I really think it would be a good thing if Linux
could, in general, assume 486+ (or perhaps even Pentium+).

Regards,
Martin