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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>Granted, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.space/@OS1337" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>OS1337</span></a></span> won't run on anything below an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/i486SX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>i486SX</span></a> due to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> dropping <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/i386" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>i386</span></a> with <a href="https://github.com/OS-1337/OS1337/blob/70f7c419db6e2ba13f720913bc4237ca165136e8/docu/linux.kernel.versions.tsv#L2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kernel 3.6.9 &amp; 3.4.99 respectably</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/toybox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toybox</span></a> AFAICT never supported anything below <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/i486" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>i486</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/backporting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backporting</span></a> it doesn't make sense nor do I have the skills to do so nor would I expect <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.jp/@landley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>landley</span></a></span> to accept the necessary patches:</p><ul><li>Similar to Linux this would create a shitload of work that noone wants to do nor should do and thus violate the project goals of toybox by complicating things...</li></ul><p>Or as <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.kernel.org/users/torvalds" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>torvalds</span></a></span> <a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/good-bye-386-linux-to-drop-support-for-i386-chips-with-next-major-release/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">once supposedly wrote</a>: <em>"I'm not sentimental. Good riddance."</em>...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>Tho I can tell from testing first builds of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.space/@OS1337" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>OS1337</span></a></span> I can assure you it'll not be as fast as the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaSkda4XW3k" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tandy 1000RL</a> booting <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MSDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSDOS</span></a> from <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ROM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ROM</span></a> but that's solely due to the fact that more modern architectures like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/i486" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>i486</span></a> have way more stuff going on than the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/i086" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>i086</span></a>... </p><ul><li>Still I think that this can be a really nifty tool when combined with a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TUI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TUI</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CLI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CLI</span></a> - based "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/desktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>desktop</span></a>" or at least easy to use menu and programs to get that experience in 80x25 lines [24 useable, 25th being used as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taskbar" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>taskbar</em></a> for OS/1337 and indicate essentials like which session is being used, battery percentage and time / connected host on SSH...</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/@krutonium" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>krutonium</span></a></span> I can recommend <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://linuxrocks.online/@bunsenlabs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bunsenlabs</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BunsenLabsLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BunsenLabsLinux</span></a> which runs smooth in my <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Vaio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaio</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/P11Z" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>P11Z</span></a> with the shitty <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GMA500" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GMA500</span></a> in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/llvmpipe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>llvmpipe</span></a>.</p><ul><li>If that's too straining, consider <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TinyCore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TinyCore</span></a>, which us a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BusyBox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BusyBox</span></a>-based distro - abeit very minimalist.</li></ul><p>Those are the options with a fancy <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GUI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GUI</span></a>.</p><ul><li>I aim for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/i486" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>i486</span></a> with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.space/@OS1337" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>OS1337</span></a></span> (if <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> didn't cancel <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/i386" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>i386</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/toxbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toxbox</span></a> never bothered with it, I'd aim dir that!) but as of now that isn't useable.</li></ul>