20 Jun
2006
20 Jun
'06
2:50 p.m.
That's about how long it took my first 2.0 kernel
compile on a
386SX-16 with 4MB of RAM (an old Packard Hell desktop toy). I quickly
switched to my 5x86 after that. ;-)
(I won't mention how long compiles take on my DECstation 5000/120...
They're almost as bad, even with 32MB of RAM!)
Josef
I downgraded to a 386SX-16 laptop w/4MB RAM and a 387 coprocessor from a
486DX-33 w/20MB RAM when I went back to sea. I wasn't brave enough to
compile the .9x-1.x Linux kernels on it, though I did run X-Windows for a
couple of apps (mainly xdvi). I've never run the 2.0 kernel on either
system (I think the 486 still has a 9.5 year old version of Slackware on
it).
BTW, I'm threatening to start using that old Twinhead 386sx-16 laptop again,
I realized it's perfect for hooking a C-1541 drive up to with the X1542
cable I have :^) Just need to make room for setting a C-64 up. Don't know
why, but I've really been wanting to play with a C-64 again.
Zane