It boots to a shell in about 5MB of RAM, with networking and USB. Both Linux and Minoca can get smaller than that depending on how much you're willing to strip.

It boots to a shell in about 5MB of RAM, with networking and USB. Both Linux and Minoca can get smaller than that depending on how much you're willing to strip. The goal was to start lean and clean and then go up or down depending on specific needs. (Disclaimer: I work on Minoca OS).