> I remember in 1997 when I could boot Linux off a 1.44MB floppy but in 1997 every pointer was half the size it is today, and there were 1/1000th the number of

> I remember in 1997 when I could boot Linux off a 1.44MB floppy but in 1997 every pointer was half the size it is today, and there were 1/1000th the number of device drivers that exist today.