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   mark lewis to Kurt Weiske   
   IBM PS/2 Model 25 questions   
   12 Feb 16 19:41:28   
   
   12 Feb 16 14:34, you wrote to me:   
      
    CS>>> 3) Would it be possible to install and run Linux via dual-boot on   
    CS>>> one of these computers?   
      
    ML>> possibly but it would likely need to be an older simpler *nix...   
    ML>> certainly none of today's memory hogs... think of the memory ;)   
      
    KW> minix would run like a charm on it.   
      
    KW> http://minix1.woodhull.com/   
      
   yup... i ran minix and i think another one maaaannny moons ago... i wish i had   
   today's knowledge and understanding back then... it would have been much   
   easier... but then again, IIRC, minix is what lead to today's linux for   
   various reasons ;)   
      
   )\/(ark   
      
   Always Mount a Scratch Monkey   
      
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