You can take a look at <http://www.freebsd.org/~picobsd/> and their
mailing list is <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
However, I thought this was a mailing list for 16-bit Linux :-/
John O
MagerValp wrote:
>
> >>>>> "Dan" == Dan Olson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Bruce> I have a 386 AND a 486 that I am unable to bring up on Linux
> Bruce> because the current version requires more than 8 MB ram. The
> Bruce> setup that I want requires the greater security that Linux
> Bruce> brings over bloat 95-2k. Currently, I am waiting with baited --
> Bruce> er, held -- breath for ELKS to have networking capability.
>
> Dan> Well, if you want more security from ELKs that what you'll find
> Dan> in "bloat 95-2k" then I think you'll be holding your breath for a
> Dan> while. How much memory do you have? I would suggest looking
> Dan> around for an older version of Linux that isn't going to take up
> Dan> so much memory. I remember seeing a web page where someone had
> Dan> Linux running on a 386 with just over a meg or ram, using a 1.1.x
> Dan> or 1.2.x kernal I think. Maybe something like that would work for
> Dan> you.
>
> You could also look into Free/OpenBSD (www.(open|free)bsd.org). If
> security is important obsd should be an interesting alternative. 8 MB
> should work (not verified though), but it probably won't be fast.
> FreeBSD i know for a fact works on an 8 MB machine, although the
> installer was prone to crashing if you played around too much with the
> settings.
>
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