Re: 286

Julien Nadeau (sw3wn@csoft.net)
Wed, 28 Oct 1998 11:30:16 -0400


Carlos Barros wrote:

> On Wed, 28 Oct 1998, Julien Nadeau wrote:
>
> > A friend of mine just got a used PC 286 machine w/ 640 kb base mem. (no
> > extended memory at all) - 12 mhz,
> > I was wondering if some kind of linux kernel variant would work on it (i
> > haven't seen any linux kernel
> > possible to run on 286s yet), so I could re-use that dinosaur some way
> > ;)
>
> Why not use freedos or caldera opendos and via a serial cable useit
> as a terminal?

Well caldera opendos would cost me $30.00, that computer doens't even worth
that ;).. still I'll get more infos on that and maybe buy it though. I'll
probably use it
as a terminal.

Right now the only thing on it is a mickey mouse game from the 80's =p

- Julien

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