Apparently Tom Oehser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am considering turning off the math emulation in the kernel.
> This would mean that it would no longer work on machines with 386 and
> 486sx stuff without a coprocessor. But, how many of those machines have
> 8mb and use tomsrtbt, anyway? Is this a viable option to make the kernel
> smaller, or is this a bad idea?
> -Tom
I still have a couple of 386s in production use (mail server and
router, at home). It would be inconvenient to have to build new
kernels and repack special root/boot images for them. However,
if the savings is worth it; then, it's worth it. At that point
a fork (two different images) would be good --- but that just
shifts the inconvenience from us back to you (which sucks; there's
only one of you).
How many other retro geeks are still using any 386s or 486SXs?
1%, 2%, I don't know.
--
Jim Dennis
