[will there be a '286 linux?] There is an 8086 "linux", but it doesn't run the same executables. It's for embedded systems. I have one of those useless '286 laptops too. Bruce -- Bruce Perens K6BP Bruce@Pixar.com 510-215-3502 Finger bruce@master.Debian.org for PGP public key. PGP fingerprint = 88 6A 15 D0 65 D4 A3 A6 1F 89 6A 76 95 24 87 B3