>Finally something that I KNOW about! The XT won't use Linux, that's only
Sorry to burst your bubble, but there is a version of Linux which will run
on the 8086 and 80286 processors. Take a look at
http://www.linux.org.uk/ELKS-Home/index.html
Looks interesting, but I don't collect IBM clones, so I don't have anything
to try it on. Don't feel bad, I've been using Linux since the beginning,
and the first I heard about this was about a month ago.
>a VGA) you can run Windows, up to 3.1. You can also run OS/2 (earlier
>versions) and many of the smaller OSes made during the early 80's. Software
OS/2 on the other hand requires a minimum of 80286 with version 1.3 and
earlier. Version 2 requires a 80386.
> So, Linux isn't possible, DOS isn't what you want, so get OS/2 or
>Windows. Also, try to use the best monitor that you can find, as they can
>pretty much run what a 286 can. Try to find as much RAM as possible.
I'd say the list would be:
CP/M-86
Various flavors of DOS
Minix
Elks (Linux)
Maybe Xenix
Probably some other obscure OS's
My personal recommendation is some version of DOS, and run GEOS on top of
it. See
http://www.newdealinc.com for information on Geoworks.
Unfortunatly while writing this, I just check the web page to make sure it
was still current, and it looks like it now only supports 286's or higher,
and I don't see any info on the previous version. This really ticks me
off, thier manifesto is bringing new life to old computers, and I thought
this is pretty cool. Now they're obsoleting the 8088/8086! Maybe I should
retract this recommendation :^(
Zane
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Received on Wed Dec 31 1997 - 20:32:30 GMT