Re: "Linux ported to non MMU system"

[q-funk@megacom.net (Martin-Eric Racine)]

 >>If you run MiNTOS on a standard ST you're probably not using GEM (that
 >>would cripple both MiNTOS and GEM) anyway. The biggest problem would
 >>probably be the lack of memory, I can't imagine that you can do
 >>anything sensible with Linux on a 4Mb machine without VM.

As my Stacy proves, it's not just Ram; I have a 25 MHz accelerator
and still cannot run MiNTOS correctly on it, nor ANY of the HS-Modem
modules...

 >Hopefully there are several memory extensions for ST up to 16 MB of memory.

Yes there are, but they're becoming harder to find, like any other
Atari upgrades...

 >BTW, have you noticed the 68000 Linux kernel takes only 76 kB of memory? I
 >don't get it - the regular 68030 kernel takes more than 500 kB...

Ahh... the joys of proper coding and optimization! ;-)


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