11/83 operating system load update -2

Rod Smallwood rodsmallwood52 at btinternet.com
Thu Feb 24 04:13:58 CST 2022


I already have a Linux system (Ubuntu v20) the problem is

I have no hardware that would run Linux and has a floppy controller.

However thats no longer a problem as I have obtained a full original 
MicroRSX distribution on RX50.

But thats not the end of the story.  RT-11 is next

R


On 24/02/2022 08:35, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Feb 2022 at 15:50, Paul Koning via cctalk
> <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>> I think you're unnecessarily limiting your options by refusing to use Linux, which as we've pointed out is something you can do on your existing PC without overwriting the OS that is on it now.
> I agree. The same thought crossed my mind, in fact.
>
> A small distro such as Slax – https://www.slax.org/ – would fit onto a
> single CD-ROM, boot and run entirely from that disk and does not need
> to touch the hard disk.
>
> If the machine has a DVD-ROM, then a larger distro such as PC Linux OS
> will do the job too. No installation needed.
>
> https://www.pclinuxos.com/
>


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