FozzTexx on Nostr: Checked out #Linux kernel v3.7.10 to see if I can strip it down enough to run on the ...
Checked out #Linux kernel v3.7.10 to see if I can strip it down enough to run on the 386 with 4MB of RAM in the Toshiba T5200. My plan is to do something very similar to what I did in my blog post where I targeted a 486 (
https://www.insentricity.com/a.cl/283), but this time use LOADLIN.EXE to load the kernel from DOS since I don't have a working floppy drive.
#RetroComputing #VintageComputing.
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