[SunRescue] PS/2 Model 27

[Mike Hebel]

Actually from the info I got a couple years ago Minix was the only thing
that would run on 286 or lower class chips.  On top of that people were
using them for X terminals which I would think would be waayyyy toooo
sloooowwwww.

Mike Hebel

>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: rescue-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:rescue-admin at sunhelp.org]On
>>Behalf Of Cyrus M. Reed
>>Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 11:18 AM
>>To: 'rescue at sunhelp.org'
>>Subject: RE: [SunRescue] PS/2 Model 27
>>
>>
>>IIRC you need a 386 class or higher chip for Linux - it needs the
>>protected mode/ 32bit/ etc stuff to work.  I recall seeing somethng about
>>a subset of the kernel being developped for lower class machines, but I'm
>>not sure if that ever happened.  Most likely you won't find a full
>>distribution for it in any case.
>>
>>-Cyrus
>>
>>On Fri, 9 Mar 2001, Michael A. Turner wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> 	I worked for an ISP doing tech support and this was our mandate
>>> also. Strangest one I ever got was a guy called up using a VOS
>>system , not
>>> DOS , VOS - Virtual Operating System (VOS) ... Never heard of it?
>>> http://www.stratus.com/products/vos/index.htm is the site to
>>take a look at.
>>> Needless to say I was lost, luckly the guy only wanted his local dial up
>>> number and E-mail/DNS Settings. I told him point blank that he
>>had covered
>>> the sum total of what I was going to be able to tell him about his
>>> connection because I did not even know what VOS was let alone
>>know how to
>>> trouble shoot it....
>>> 	the point being you have to make these restrictions or your tech
>>> guys will quit over the frustration of supporting every guy who is
>>> attempting a 'stupid tech trick'.....
>>> 	BTW. Point of order and to bring this a little back to the
>>> sun-rescue list. I found a IBM model 27 original PS/2 machine (The VERY
>>> first type, 1987, black and white monitor)8086 processor and
>>512K of ram.
>>> Think I could get a linux distro to run on it? Or perform a stupid tech
>>> trickby gutting it and installing an AMD450 + MB I have laying
>>around.Then I
>>> could Not tell anyone and spend my time wanderring around
>>telling people how
>>> they are being fooled by the chip manufactures and that an 8086 is just
>>> about as powerfull as a pentium III 500. then prove it by
>>playing Quake III
>>> on an 8086..... Gotta figure out how to get a color tube in their cause
>>> Quake III in monochrome may suck a bit....
>>>
>>> 	Michael A. Turner
>>
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