Messages in this thread | | | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: 286 & Linux | Date | Fri, 30 Oct 1998 18:48:03 -0800 (PST) |
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> On 30 Oct 1998, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > > >Why not bring a floppy with a loaded initrd so you actually can get a > >shell prompt and do a couple of operations? > > Why not also a parallel ZIP drive so you can run X too ;->>? > > Andrea Arcangeli
Actually, that's not as outrageous idea as it sounds... getting X to work is one of the more painful things with Linux at the moment.
Of course, it's probably too painful to do on a showroom floor.
-hpa
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