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Robert Steinmetz wrote:
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> Do you intend to add PCMCIA support at this time? 

I've bid on a few PCMCIA cards at auction, but so far
no luck.  Until I actually have a card to experiment
with, I can't move on this.  Hopefully, this will be
done in the next month or so.

> If so I suggest the you add CONFIG_NET_RADIO to the 
> kernel

Sorry, the size of the default kernel is crucial for low 
RAM systems.  Does the bare.i kernel have that capability?  
If not, I'm willing to do a custom kernel for that.  So far, 
I've done a custom BL3 kernel optimized for 486DX systems 
(which I am now using on my laptop).  I'll make it available 
on the site soon and hope to have several specialized kernels 
for BL3 there (eventually).

> I just got BL3 running on a Zenith Zlite color  w/12 MB of 
> ram and  it is amazing what it can do.

Wait till you see the new X application in BL 3.10.  It is
the application I use most often on my laptop and I am thrilled
to get a slim version working for BL3.

> If it had  PCMCIA support I could access the internet 

It will definitely have PCMCIA.  I tried to configure the default 
BL3 kernel to do PCMCIA, but until I actually try it, I can't be 
sure.

> Another feature which might be helpful and which I haven't 
> looked into at all is support for drivespaced (compressed) 
> DOS file systems.

I don't think Linux is able to do that.  If it has that capability, 
it will probably be inside mtools. 
 
> Another feature I would find helpful is to add more video 
> options to Xsetup.

Xsetup is just for beginners.  You can set whatever video mode 
you want manually in /etc/Xconfig.

Cheers,
Steven