semi-homemade micro

[woodelf]

Mike wrote:

>On November 13, 2005 6:18 pm, woodelf wrote:
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>>Allison wrote:
>>that I know of  that you could get source for to adapt to your
>>computer.  Once the PC arrived
>>open source vanished.  Sure  linux  is open source but who can read  or
>>adpt the several meg
>>of source to a small machine. 
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>Linux supported  CPU's
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>Intel 386SX/DX/SL, 486SX/DX/SL/SX2/DX2/DX4, Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium II, 
>Pentium III (regular and Xeon versions), Pentium 4, and Celeron, i960, IA-64,  
>8086, 8088, 80286
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I said small machine --- is a small machine a 386?
Can you tell me how much memory GNU C uses to compile itself?
No wait that is listed a memory test!
Linux is nice , but I am looking at small systems right now!