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baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:
> Will it work from a 720K floppy disk?
>   

Probabbly yes, everything currently takes 675840 bytes
> Why both loadlin and syslinux?
>   
Because, when tested on QEMU I remarked that booted floppy with syslinux 
can requires 4 megabytes, and started from loadlin requires 3 megabytes. 
But, you can not loadlin without having DOS installed on floppy.
> How does backronim differ from acronym?
>   
In acronym you have complete long name and remark that you can make 
pronounceable abbreviation. In backronym you start with an existing word 
and discover the long name which this abbreviation can stand for.

> What do you suggest using this linux for?  I just used my BL3.50 2-floppy 
> version to prove that a modem works (which is not working in a larger OS). 
> And I use it to clone fat32 files.
>   

If nothing else, to say: My computer from trash bin can use Linux.  
However, there are 800 kilobytes space to add yet some commands. It 
might become rescue floppy or you can convert your computer to telnet 
terminal, or installer of hard disk based Linux ....

BTW, See how I lived without hard disk and still developed software
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/warajevo/Story.html
>   Sindi
>
> On Fri, 12 Oct 2007, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:
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>   
> > Because floppy based Linux distributions require more RAM than hard disk
> > based, I just prepared special floppy distribution intended for
> > computers with minimal RAM (3 megabytes) but without hard disk. I gave
> > it backronim SAMEL, (also the name of my two months old son) meaning:
> > Small And Memory Economic Linux.
> >
> > The floppy contains
> > - Kernel from BASIC Linux
> > - initfs.gz modified to point to the floppy
> > - all asmutils programs
> > - syslinux loader
> > - loadlin loader from DOS
> > - 800 kilobytes free space
> >
> > It is on 1.44 floppy disk and uses only initial RAM disk. The image file
> > for testing will be soon availabel on my BASIC Linux addons site.
> >
> > Samir
> >
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