On Tue, 2004-12-14 at 16:19 -0500, Adam Aube wrote: > Seneca wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 14, 2004 at 03:38:15PM -0500, Matt Price wrote: > > >> hmm, that sounds quite cool, how did you get it on the laptop? does > >> the laptop have a cdrom? I have a 286 at home with no ethernet, no cd > >> drive, can't figure out how to get linux in there -- haven't used a > >> floppy drive since my mac phase starting around 1998.... > > > > For a 286, ELKS would be more appropriate than DSL. You can't run linux > > on a 286 as the 286 is only 16-bit. > > I thought the issue with 286 systems was the lack of an MMU.
Even if there was, it would not matter: Linux is a 32-bit OS, and the 80286 is not. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. "Vanity, my favorite sin." Larry/John/Satan, "The Devil's Advocate"
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