Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 15:35:17 -0400 (EDT) From: Steve Hovey <shovey@buffnet.net> To: Draco Ravenloft <DRACO81@prodigy.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: OLD OLD computer Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9909011534010.3356-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net> In-Reply-To: <37CD7B25.882B6255@prodigy.net>
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the 8088 lacks the necesary processor interrupt to do multitasking. the 80286 was the first to have SOMETHING, and coherent was the nix I knew of at the time that would run on it. the 80386 was the first cpu to really have the needed whatevers in the CPU On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Draco Ravenloft wrote: > I have an old computer I'd like to free some resources on. > > I currently run Linux on my newer system and rather like it and have > found that Unix is MUCH easier on the system resources than DOS. > > But I'm having a problem finding anything that will run on this thing's > old 8088 processor. Does FreeBSD have a version that would run on this? > > If not... what *nix can I get if any? > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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