Re: Linux on an 8086
On Fri, 6 Mar 1998, Tonetti.doc, R Tonetti wrote:
: Hi everibody!
:
: 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?
: Of course, I do not pretend super graphics, 64 virtual consoles &c...
:
: Please reply in English, French, German, Italian or Spanish (pick only one
: choice ;-)) ).
:
: Cheers from N Italy!
:
: Roberto
Hmm, I used to have an Olivetti almost exactly like that. 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.
However, it may run Minix, which is quite basic. There was a version
available via ftp - I'll have to scrounge around to see if I still have
the ftp site. You could try a net search.
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