>>>>> "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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