@dec_hl I know.
Besides #RaspberryPiOS there's like @bunsenlabs / #BunsenLabs and me dabbling (@OS1337) tho technically they all are #i486 as they use #Linux kernels beyond the cutoff date for #i386 support.
Installing #FreeDOS 1.4 RC3 from floppies 
I read that it fixes a lot of bugs! 
@freya @BrodieOnLinux lets just say the idea of @OS1337 is to see what is the minimum viable #Linux distro to get essential work done, and to me that means an #SSH #Terminal.
And I have nothing beyond the #Xbox360.
Even if it's just a sort-of "#Foreman" image that then just dd a base system image or yeets data from a drive...
@Yuki @bjornsdottirs yeah, a 1440kB minimal build for #i486 is in the works, abeit slow.
Tho feel free to contribute: https://os1337.com
Now that we saved this 486, let's see what was inside…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdikHOZh7Ws
#Live #RetroComputing #Varta #DestroyerOfWorlds #LiveAtFabrico #i486 #MSDOS #Windows3
(had to restart the stream)
@sabi well OS/1337 is an attempt at building a minimalist #Linux so it should work with like 16MB RAM on an #i486 and up.
Here's a booting initial prerelease:
-> https://github.com/OS-1337/OS1337/blob/7dce6d006412df4235f26655cf68ec7f2087cf44/OS1337-core-prerelease.img
@SweetAIBelle @OS1337 nodds in agreement
Whilst I do want to focus on #CLI & #TUI tools first, since those offer the most "bang per storage" I can totally see why you want to go beyond that with something close to #TinyCore which packs a full #Xorg desktop onto 16MB, I'd guess this will be something to aim for post 1.0 if not 2.x.
That being said I do think that a lightweight #GUI #Desktop like #OpenBox or #i3-gaps or #Sway is something nice and would propably fit well as an "extra" or "fancy desktop" package.
Not to mention that there are few and far in between options outside of #ix86 for most systems:
During the live stream I replaced the part of the large power trace that was still broken…
Dug the old one, like on a road, and super-glued a new one in-place. It's the shiny one passing above L3 on the third photo.
I ended the stream to watch @virtualabs …
After the stream I replaced part of another trace on the other side that I forgot had a large hole inside.
Then I cleaned it a lot… and gave it a good wash, it's now hung for drying.
The board was cleaned, let's check and fix some traces…
A Previously Unknown Supplier For A Classic Chip - It’s common enough for integrated circuits to be available from a range of differe... - https://hackaday.com/2024/06/27/a-previously-unknown-supplier-for-a-classic-chip/ #shenzhenstatemicro #retrocomputing #parts #i486
I was a twenty-year-old college #dropout who had lucked into the job after the department’s director noticed that his temporary secretary (me) was way better at automating repetitive tasks in #Microsoft Office than typing up memos.
So he hired me outright (neglecting to increase my administrative-assistant-level wage 
) and set me loose helping the engineers with their Sun #Unix workstations and #Intel #i486-based PCs running #Windows for Workgroups. (2/6)
@kuba @venthewolf I disagree to some degree, as my recommendation to #UbuntuLTS is based off:
Shure, if one's just #gaming, then @system76 's #pop_os may be a better solution...
And for #legacy hardware @bunsenlabs / #BunsenLabsLinux may be a better fit.
For #learning, #RaspberryPiOS for #i486 ( yes, @raspberryPI@raspberrypi.social released that!) is potentially more suitable if one doesn't need #CanonicalLandscape and other #UbuntuPro features.
And if you consider #ITsec, #InfoSec, #OpSec & #ComSec seriously, then there's no excuse not to have @tails_live / #Tails ready...
@TheDoctor512 sehr gut - weil selbst die #32bit / #i486 - Version von @Raspberry_Pi / #RaspberryPiOS dazu ne gute Wahl ist und die läuft auf fast jeder Ranzmöhre.
Ansonsten hab ich noch @bunsenlabs / #BunsenLabsLinux, @ubuntu / #UbuntuLTS und @tails_live / #Tails als go-to - Distros am Start die sich anbieten...
@mos_8502 uwu!
I do agree, some #NeoRetro machine would be cool as sadly the #CommanderX16 isn't the saviour everyone thought it'll be
And yes I know a lot of folks who kinda refrained from ordering it since it went sideways from their perspective...
I mean, I do know some projects that might want to use such redesigned "SIMMs" but none I could namedrop here as of today...
Needless to say I do want to see something cool to be done with like an #eZ80 or #65C816 or mc68k in the future but I don't want to spoil things too early...
And yes maybe even some #i486 machines...
@ncommander Eeyupp...
In fact, I had to cross-compile and statically link #Kernel666 for @OS1337 on my #amd64 machine because the entire build toolchain won't fit on my #i486-compatible testing hardware at all!
And even if it were to fit, that would mean a simple build would take WEEKS, not mere minutes.
@macmittens @sterophonick OFC it is a quality-of-life improvement to have the option to grab a binary instead if having to compile it yourself, and espechally on #i486-SX and early #amd64 machines I can see having an install take minutes or hours instead of days or a week as a undisputed bonus.
I do kinda follow the same with OS/1337 in that I want things to be provided as binaries ready to go but also make #reproducibleBuilds the norm and thus allow full verifyability of everything!
@rory Yeah, I get what you mean, with THICC Distros like @ubuntu having dropped #i686 support half a decade ago...
I do however think that #thinn and #minimalist #Linux isn't just possible (see #TinyCore) but also could be made to work from a single 1440kB 3,5" FDD...
And I do work on that - see @OS1337 ...
And yes, I do want it to be a #KISS-principled #embedded & #desktop (#CLI) #distro that works on anything from an #i486-SX and up with 16MB RAM...
