Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 18:28:59 -0700 (MST) From: "Chad R. Larson" <chad@DCFinc.com> To: melange@yip.org (Bob K) Cc: msmith@FreeBSD.ORG, boing@boing.com, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [OT] DOS-in-ROM (was Re: fbsdboot.exe can't load elf kernels) Message-ID: <200001130128.SAA03644@freeway.dcfinc.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10001112034120.75753-100000@localhost> from Bob K at "Jan 11, 0 08:39:13 pm"
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As I recall, Bob K wrote: > Just as an aside, I spent all day today using an 80286 laptop with > DOS-in-ROM (running TeleMate off a floppy). Now this has got me wondering > if PicoBSD would run on that thing... Don't think so. The FreeBSD kernel needs 80386 hardware registers and memory management at the minimum. On the other hand, I bought (flea market, $25) a Compaq 386/20 laptop with an 80Mb hard drive and 4Mb of RAM. It boots and runs FreeBSD. -crl -- Chad R. Larson (CRL15) 602-953-1392 Brother, can you paradigm? chad@dcfinc.com chad@larsons.org larson1@home.net DCF, Inc. - 14623 North 49th Place, Scottsdale, Arizona 85254-2207 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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