=============================================================== From: Ed King ------------------------------------------------------ final update: got elks to work (booted up, able to login) on tandy tl/3 286 with 640k I haven't had this much fun since... the last time I had fun. next!
=============================================================== From: Michael Scholten ------------------------------------------------------ It's the little things in life...
=============================================================== From: Dee Holtsclaw ------------------------------------------------------ Why did I just flash to a scene in Galaxy Quest ...
=============================================================== From: Rod-Lists ------------------------------------------------------ my understanding is that linux requires at least a 386. 286 you something like minux. I had an old "lunchbox"/ portable that I feared was a 286. So I did research. This back during the doctor building days. Though I don't think I ever got around to actually booting the beast in nix. ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed King To: CHUGALUG Sent: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:52:59 -0500 (EST) Subject: linux on 286 (was: Re: [Chugalug] 10+ Years of Linux (for me)) an update, for those who care (probably no one) I was able to "boot" elks on my tandy 1000 tl/3 (286 processor) however when I try to login it hangs, same problem this dude has: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=554284&group
=============================================================== From: Rod-Lists ------------------------------------------------------ "Look! I have one job on this lousy ship, it's *stupid*, but I'm gonna do it! Okay?" -Gwen DeMarco ----- Original Message ----- From: Dee Holtsclaw To: CHUGALUG Sent: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:55:41 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: linux on 286 (was: Re: [Chugalug] 10+ Years of Linux (for me)) Why did I just flash to a scene in Galaxy Quest ...
=============================================================== From: Ed King ------------------------------------------------------ if anyone is interested I will take and post a picture (or video) of the messages on the screen as elks boots up on the tandy 286 kids, DO try this at home ----- Original Message ---- From: Rod-Lists To: CHUGALUG Sent: Tue, January 17, 2012 9:03:22 AM Subject: Re: linux on 286 (was: Re: [Chugalug] 10+ Years of Linux (for me)) my understanding is that linux requires at least a 386. 286 you something like minux. I had an old "lunchbox"/ portable that I feared was a 286. So I did research. This back during the doctor building days. Though I don't think I ever got around to actually booting the beast in nix. ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed King To: CHUGALUG Sent: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:52:59 -0500 (EST) Subject: linux on 286 (was: Re: [Chugalug] 10+ Years of Linux (for me)) an update, for those who care (probably no one) I was able to "boot" elks on my tandy 1000 tl/3 (286 processor) however when I try to login it hangs, same problem this dude has: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=554284&group
=============================================================== From: Chad Smith ------------------------------------------------------ Note that ELKS is not Linux, and the mailing list is *not* a suitable place for posting questions about Linux (despite its name). These would be better sent to one of the Linux-specific newsgroups such as comp.os.linux.misc or similar. *- Chad W. Smith* *"I like a man who's middle name is W."* President George W. Bush - February 10, 2003 bit.ly/gwb-dubya
=============================================================== From: William Wade ------------------------------------------------------ I think your logic is wrong somewhere there. If the mailing list is not a suitable place for asking questions about Linux, then it is a suitable place for asking questions about not-Linux, as there were no other parameters defined. You also state that ELKS is not-Linux, thus this is the perfect place to discuss ELKS according to your definition of things to talk about on this mailing list! Logic we can believe in! http://punditkitchen.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/d441b446-5dae-497c-bfe3-d1= d7b3b22559.jpg able place
=============================================================== From: Chad Smith ------------------------------------------------------ It's not my logic. It's the logic of the human who built the site. That was an exact quote. *- Chad W. Smith* *"I like a man who's middle name is W."* President George W. Bush - February 10, 2003 bit.ly/gwb-dubya
=============================================================== From: Ed King ------------------------------------------------------ and right above that line it says: "This a list of answers to Frequently Asked Questions about ELKS, also known as Linux-8086." so if ELKS aka Linux-8086 is not Linux, I guess they should change the name EpLKS (embeddable psuedo Linux kernel subset)
=============================================================== From: William Wade ------------------------------------------------------ I was referring to your logic regarding the mailing list. uote. e: -d1d7b3b22559.jpg uitable
=============================================================== From: Rod-Lists ------------------------------------------------------ It was attempt at humor. And Gnu not unix ----- Original Message ----- From: William Wade To: CHUGALUG Sent: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:20:16 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: linux on 286 (was: Re: [Chugalug] 10+ Years of Linux (for me))= I was referring to your logic regarding the mailing list. uote. e: -d1d7b3b22559.jpg uitable
=============================================================== From: Chad Smith ------------------------------------------------------ not this mailing list THAT WAS A QUOTE *- Chad W. Smith* *"I like a man who's middle name is W."* President George W. Bush - February 10, 2003 bit.ly/gwb-dubya
=============================================================== From: Dee Holtsclaw ------------------------------------------------------ And TINA is not an acronym.
=============================================================== From: Benjamin Stewart ------------------------------------------------------ I think what Chad was trying to say was this: This a list of answers to Frequently Asked Questions about ELKS, also known as Linux-8086. Note that ELKS is not Linux, and the mailing list is * not* a suitable place for posting questions about Linux (despite its name). These would be better sent to one of the Linux-specific newsgroups such as comp.os.linux.misc or similar.
=============================================================== From: William Wade ------------------------------------------------------ Another mailing list?!?! I thought Chugalug was the one list to bring them all and in the darkness bind them! Apparently the ELKS deceived us and forged their mailing list in secret! On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 11:47 AM, Benjamin Stewart wrote:
=============================================================== From: Chad Smith ------------------------------------------------------ i've never thought any of those recursive acronyms were in any way clever. The only one I like is: I'm so meta, even this acronym because it doesn't try to be anything it's not, and doesn't give us craptastic names like: GIMP, BitchX, GNU, etc. But GNU's not Unix, Linux is not Unix, and ELKS is not Linux. Either way, this is Chugalug, and you can talk about all of them here. I was simply pointing out that ELKS isn't Linux, despite its name, and the name of this thread. I was being nerdy and defending the strict definition of the word "Linux". *- Chad W. Smith* *"I like a man who's middle name is W."* President George W. Bush - February 10, 2003 bit.ly/gwb-dubya