Keith Roberts wrote: > On Wed, 27 Jul 2011, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: > > *snip* > >> Yeah, this is *linux*: it runs on anything.... > > Of course. The smallest usable Linux distros I know of is: > > http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/ > > # Run light enough to power a 486DX with 16MB of Ram > # Run fully in RAM with as little as 128MB (you will be > amazed at how fast your computer can be!) > > DSL was originally developed as an experiment to see how > many usable desktop applications can fit inside a 50MB live > CD. It was at first just a personal tool/toy. But over time <snip> Know about it. Now, if those folks come out with the computer/wall wort with one or two RJ-45 jacks, I'll put DSL on that, and have a really open-source firewall/router. mark