Re: Linux on an 8086
On Fri, Mar 06, 1998 at 06:56:56PM +0100, Tonetti.doc, R Tonetti wrote:
> 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?
On Fri, Mar 06, 1998 at 12:01:34PM -0600, Nathan E Norman wrote:
> 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.
True Linux on intel requires 386 or higher. But, there's "ELKS" (Embeddable
Linux Kernel Subset; http://www.linux.org.uk/ELKS-Home/index.html), and
somebody is putting together a distribution for it.
HTH,
Ray
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