BasicLinux
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BasicLinux also known as BasLinux, is a mini Linux distribution optimized for old (386 - 486) PCs.
It's based on stripped down version of Slackware 3.5 and uses a obsolete, but small, v2.2.26 kernel with busybox to provide a low-RAM Linux[citation needed], capable of browsing the web, doing email, and functioning as an X terminal.
It's offered in 2 versions. A hard drive one that boots from DOS, and a floppy drive one, that uses 2 disks.
Both versions can be used with a 386 CPU. The Hard Drive installable version requires 3 MB of RAM and 20 MB of space in the Hard Drive, plus a bootable DOS. The floppy version needs 12 MB of RAM.
External links
- BasicLinux official site
- BasicLinux Mailing List Archives
- BasicLinux on Freshmeat.net
- BasicLinux Review on IceWalkers
- BasicLinux on Softpedia
