Mail Archives: djgpp/1996/11/07/22:23:18
Orlando Andico wrote:
>
> > Sorry, just can't get passed the 8086 bit... Are you SURE it was on an
> > 8086???
> > Is it just me, or would writing on the 8086 be more hassle than its
> > worth...
> >
> > Leathal.
> >
>
> really now, no need to get so impressed.. someone ported the UNIX V7
> kernel to the Z80 (it's on SimTel, called UZI) -- you know, that old 4MHz
> thing with 64K of RAM.. and besides, Linux-ELKS is already runnable on the
> 8086, there already is a shell and compilers and the usual fileutils.
>
> so multitasking and even multithreading is certainly possible on
> processors as small as these.
And does anyone remember Minix and Xenics - they both run on 8088
machines...
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