[pocket-linux] Re: System Architecture Guide

[dan]

I use Pocket Linux on my 386-40MHz systems and would like to see Pocket
Linux continue to work on these systems if possible :)

Speaking of 650/700meg CDRWs, has anyone considered those 3 inch 180meg
"pocket-CDs"?

-Dan

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   1. Re: System Architecture Guide (David Horton)
   2. GNU/Linux System Architect Project Page on Savannah (David Horton)


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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 18:05:09 -0500
From: David Horton <dhorton at megsinet.net>
Subject: Re: [pocket-linux] System Architecture Guide
To: Support for Pocket Linux Guide <pocket-linux at ufo.chicago.il.us>
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[snip]

>  Don't know if all of you are familiar with the Knoppix live cd-distro
> but it uses cloop-utils.  This makes it possible to access files from
a 
> compressed filesystem on the fly  
> (http://build.lnx-bbc.org/packages/kernel/cloop.html).  This way
you're 
> not limited to the 650 MB of the classic CD-RW.  If I'm not mistaken, 
> knoppix has about 1GB worth of files on the cd.  They also use
ramdisk.  
> Talking about ramdisk, the question is: are you gonna put a limit on 
> it.  I mean, do you want a system that everybody can use, even people 
> with a 486 with only 4 MB of ram ?  You need to set minimum and
maximum 
> limits somewhere...  Or maybe you can have the OS query this through 
> scripting so it can adapt itself to the pc it's working on.  (Ex: If
ram 
> < 64MB then no X-system...).  Maybe the cloop-utils can be used on 
> ramdisk too to make more space?  Don't know the details about that...
> 
> Just a few thoughts I had, I'm no expert at all so forgive me if I'm
on 
> the wrong track...  (I'm no expert in the English language either, but

> you've probably allready noticed that :-)   )
> 
> Greets,
> 
> Tom Van den Brandt
> 

I haven't really thought too much about system limitations.  I'm just 
planning to start small and work up (similar to what the pocket linux 
guide does.)  I think it will take some time to figure out how to build 
a full blown X-window system so the system horsepower issue may not come

up for a while.  Personally, I still own a couple of P-133's with 64M 
RAM so I would hope to be able to run on that platform at least as a 
console-based system.


Dave





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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 18:29:09 -0500
From: David Horton <dhorton at megsinet.net>
Subject: [pocket-linux] GNU/Linux System Architect Project Page on
	Savannah
To: Support for Pocket Linux Guide <pocket-linux at ufo.chicago.il.us>
Message-ID: <3F7A11C5.6020408 at megsinet.net>
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For anyone interested in taking part in the System Architect project I 
have set up a project on GNU's Savannah site.  Here is a brief overview 
of what there is so far:

The project home page is: http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/architect/

The mailing list will be: architect-discuss at nongnu.org  although it will

take a bit of time for the automated system to create the list.  If 
possible I will make it so that only subscribers can post in order to 
cut down on spam.







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