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On the other hand, when Linux was new (I switched to Linux in early 1992), you could install it all on a floppy and boot in a few seconds. Not much difference r
by Tor3 1y ago
On the other hand, when Linux was new (I switched to Linux in early 1992), you could install it all on a floppy and boot in a few seconds. Not much difference really. Just way more flexible with a Linux floppy than a DOS one.. I kept a Linux floppy around for doing various stuff with problematic PCs.
It's way more important (or was, at the time) that MS-DOS could run on 8088/8086 and '286, unlike regular Linux.
- userbinator 1y agoyou could install it all on a floppy and boot in a few seconds. The first practically usable Linux kernel was already much bigger than the DOS kernel + shell + many utilities.
- Tor3 1y agoNot sure what you mean by practically usable Linux kernel. It was perfectly possible to use the < 1.0 kernels on a floppy, with enough tools to do useful work.