DOS ain't dead

Linux starting from DOS (Users)

posted by ron  , Australia, 02.03.2011, 01:47

> Sure, oldy-moldy BasicLinux (2.2, libc5) has a (very very very minimal)
> X server, but I'm not sure how well that works, if at all.

Actually, it works quite well. Based around Slackware 3.5 - 4.0.
Applications are obviously limited, but even as "loop", there is a 50MB loop file with extra apps available to swap for the 20 MB initial file system.
It abides entirely on a DOS partition and runs in RAM.

>> d) it must run on Pentium 300Mhz with 192MB RAM

It will be quite fast on such a system. It was put together with "old" hardware in mind.

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• Linux starting from DOS - Laaca, 28.02.2011, 18:17 (Users)
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