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sindi keesan wrote:
>
> BL3 can browse the internet using links 
> I wonder if it could be fit into a 1-floppy version.  

It's just too tight on a 1.44mb floppy (that's why
most 1-floppy Linuxes use a higher-density floppy).
Remember the floppy has to hold the kernel and boot
loader too.  That leaves less than 1mb for the root
filesystem. 

> I forget how large links is -> 300K?

428kb.  Plus it needs libc (580kb)

> I found a few more small bits of X that could be removed.  
> Also e3vi (leaving e3pi) 

e3pi and e3vi are the same (linked) file.  
You save nothing by deleting one.

> and setleds.  

9kb?  That's not going to get us very far.

> If not, I think you could still put links (and the slhc 
> and ppp modules) on a second floppy disk and copy them 
> to the 4MB ram0 (which has 2MB free) 

That's where they go now (from the second floppy).
Only the X stuff goes into /usr/X11R6 (2nd ramdisk).
links goes to /usr/bin (1st ramdisk).
The modules go to /lib/modules/2.2.16/pcmcia (1st ramdisk).

Cheers,
Steven

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