- BasicLinux
BasicLinux also known as BasLinux, is a
mini Linux distribution optimized for old (386 - 486) PCs.It's based on stripped down version of
Slackware 3.5 and uses a obsolete, but small, v2.2.26 kernel withbusybox to provide a low-RAM Linux Fact|date=May 2008, capable of browsing the web, doingemail , and functioning as anX terminal .It's offered in 2 versions. A
hard drive one that boots fromDOS , and afloppy drive one, that uses 2 disks.Both versions can be used with a 386 CPU. The Hard Drive installable version requires 3 MB of RAM and 20 MB of space in the Hard Drive, plus a
bootable DOS. The floppy version needs 12 MB of RAM.External links
* [http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/baslinux/ BasicLinux official site]
* [http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/baslinux/ BasicLinux Mailing List Archives]
* [http://freshmeat.net/projects/baslinux/ BasicLinux on Freshmeat.net]
* [http://www.icewalkers.com/Linux/Software/512900/BasicLinux.html BasicLinux Review on IceWalkers]
* [http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Operating-Systems/Linux-Distributions/BasicLinux-2095.shtml BasicLinux on Softpedia]
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