Re: tlug: Linux on a PC98

[Jim Schweizer <schweiz@example.com>]

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tlug note from Jim Schweizer <schweiz@example.com>
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Hi all,

This is an intersting thread as I've seen more used 98s hitting the
stores lately. Has anyone just tried loading several different versions
of Linux on an old 98 to see what error messages pop up. What if it
worked?!

Daniel Griffith wrote:
> Dennis McMurchy6 wrote:
> >  I think if there was a 9801 version of Lignux, I would have seen
> >it on some of the local Lignux CDROMs.  I have noticed an FM-Towns
> >port.  So you're probably out of luck.  Porting it yourself would
> >be a several year project, I would think.
> 
> I did a www search for info, no luck, at least not in English anyway:)
> However I found an 1995 article on the Computing Japan website, which
> lists the machines you can run linux on, and includes the PC98...
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