On Thu, 2010-09-16 at 12:18 +0200, David Kastrup wrote: > Armin Steinhoff <armin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > Hi all, > > > > yes, it's running ! > > > > TinyCore is very small (10MB) , works with the PREEMPT_RT patch (at > > least version 2.6.29.6), full SMP support and boots in few seconds! > > The MicroCore version needs only 6MB ... > > Anybody else nostalgic about the times where it took around 10kB to host > a realtime multi-tasking operating system including self-hosting target > compiler? > > And the challenge was to fit bootstrap loader and operating system on > one track of the floppy disk? > > Heck, the first UNIXes I used regularly were quite workable with 4MB of > main memory. Heh, my first ram weighed ~160 lbs per 512KB, high speed/low drag 4 wire technology, 2 us cycle time, dual or quad ported for your SMP pleasure. (a real bargain at slightly under $1000/lb) > I'll go back hide under my rock again. Thanks for listening. Ditto :) -Mike -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-rt-users" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
