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gymophett
May 12th, 2009, 02:23 AM
I saw many old computers have 64KB and 1024KB, etc. So, if there was once a way to run an OS on them, can't someone still make one that will? Is there one, that's updated?

Skripka
May 12th, 2009, 02:25 AM
I saw many old computers have 64KB and 1024KB, etc. So, if there was once a way to run an OS on them, can't someone still make one that will? Is there one, that's updated?

Nope....not beyond a command line.

schauerlich
May 12th, 2009, 02:34 AM
Nope....not beyond a command line.

Which as we all know, isn't really an operating system.

Mohamedzv2
May 12th, 2009, 02:35 AM
tiny core linux. try using it

Skripka
May 12th, 2009, 02:40 AM
Which as we all know, isn't really an operating system.

Even a current CLI won't run on 64kb of memory methinks...heck, a current generation calculator uses and has access to more memory than that.

Redache
May 12th, 2009, 03:00 AM
I saw many old computers have 64KB and 1024KB, etc. So, if there was once a way to run an OS on them, can't someone still make one that will? Is there one, that's updated?

Basically Computers have become more and more complex with regards to their function.

I doubt even basic CPU Instruction sets would fit into that space now.

thedaemon
May 12th, 2009, 03:02 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEOS_(8-bit_operating_system)