Re: "Linux ported to non MMU system"

[Konrad Kokoszkiewicz <draco@mi.com.pl>]

> > Quite interesting. But what's the use of Linux on an ordinary ST, when
> > MiNT is already a bit slow on such a machine? Besides, I personally could
> 
> My experience is that Linux is very fast and efficient, so I don't
> think that's a problem.

My experience is reverse, at least referring to a 030/16 MHz Falcon. MiNT
isn't true lightspeed, but Linux was slower in my eyes.

> > install normal Linux/68k (68030), but no use of Linux for me as long as
> > the system is not GEM compatible. So I prefer MiNT.
> 
> If you run MiNTOS on a standard ST you're probably not using GEM (that

But I don't have an ST and that was not the point. :)

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