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madshib:
This is very interesting!
Has there been anyone tackling the idea of porting TC to other, older platforms....such as the m68k?
I think that those still running Amigas and Ataris could most certainly benefit from a distro of this size and nature!
gerald_clark:
IIRC, those machines lacked a MMU.
bmarkus:
Check recent linux kernel supported arch.
madshib:
http://www.debian.org/ports/m68k/
Debian developers are currently working on reviving support for the architecture. I am anxious to see this realized, but also am a big fan of the smaller distros, despite my lack of experience with their usage. I have messed with Puppy a bit, but am excited to try Tiny Core. Seeing it's light nature, it could be perfect for older machines. It is exciting to see this type of development.
Linux kernel 2.6 seems to be the last kernel for the architecture sent with Debian 4.0. I have seen "Etch" boot on a 68030(40 mhz) powered Amiga and it is sssllllooooowwww. I recognize it's large by nature though and this plays a big part of that. If I had the knowledge, I'd give it a shot but have been low on time.
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