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YoungstaxGx

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• Feb 5, 2002

• #1

what is a very small and free OS i could use (under 50MBS)....

 

Christoph

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• Feb 5, 2002

• #2

You mean like those Linux distros that you can run off a floppy?
What do you need it for?

 

engjohn

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• Feb 5, 2002

• #3

look here

 

David

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• Feb 5, 2002

• #4

If you make the right install selections then linux can be made to be about 20MB. What are you using it for?

 

Visidex

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• Feb 7, 2002

• #5

AtheOS, I think its still under 50megs.

 

XWRed1

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Oct 31, 2001

• Feb 7, 2002

• #6

QNX too. Even BeOS.

 

AmbientFiction

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• Feb 7, 2002

• #7

alfalinux is nice and small it also is slackware based and has networking built-in. You can use it to run servers off of a 486.

Nice short and to the point. Its on two 1.44 disk. Based on a umsdos file format so its mountable at boot with dos even installed.

Check here

 

rogerdugans

Linux challenged Senior, not that it stops me...

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• Feb 8, 2002

• #8

QNX can be run with a gui from a floppy disk, and if you have one of the few nics that are supported by the floppy you can surf through a router with it.

Unfortunately getting software is a problem!