Joseph Kiniry wrote:
>> And what a sad day it is when you cannot find a UNIX that will run on
> a 64MB, 350 MHz box... <sigh>
<blurb>
* Puppy will boot off a minimum PC with 586 CPU and 32M RAM.
* Puppy will easily install to USB, Zip or hard drive media.
* Booting from CD, Puppy will load totally into RAM so that the CD
drive is then free for other purposes.
* Booting from USB, Puppy will greatly minimise writes, to extend
the life of Flash devices indefinitely.
* Puppy will be extremely friendly for Linux newbies.
* Puppy will boot up and run extraordinarily fast.
* Puppy will have /all/ the applications needed for daily use.
* Puppy will just work, no hassles.
</blurb>
i've tried it on 64 (very briefly), 128 and 256mb machines, it did work
ok. curious to see if you try it on a 32mb machine.
http://www.goosee.com/puppy/
moylan
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