RE: [SLUG] Building small systems.

From: wchast@utilpart.com
Date: Thu Mar 11 2004 - 11:25:37 EST


Joey Dale wrote:
> Slackware, and BTW no linux can run on a 286 for a 286 is 16bit and
> linux was made for 386 and up (i.e. 32 bit)
>

Not quite, there are several versions that will run on a 286,
in my digging I have run across them. You have to build it
your self but here is a good place to start. (Thanks Kwan)

http://elks.sourceforge.net/

I have also seen some others, but this is the one that I
run into quite often.

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