> I am aware of that. Of course I am not using a kernel that fits in 512k, but personally I prefer software that fits in 512k and I write and use such software

> I am aware of that. Of course I am not using a kernel that fits in 512k, but personally I prefer software that fits in 512k and I write and use such software regularly. The OP was talking about 512 bytes. That's a factor of 1024 in difference.