Lightweight Install?
Hannes Hirzel
hannes.hirzel.squeaklist at bluewin.ch
Tue Jul 22 22:28:47 UTC 2003
Andreas Raab wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Using DOS is probably not
> a very good idea - for one thing, Squeak generally assumes "reasonable file
> name lengths" (as in: a few more than 8.3) and also (AFAIK) the DOS port
> isn't actively managed.
If you intend to mainly live in the image and not exchange to many files
with the outside world DOS (actually FREEDOS www.freedos.org) might be a
thing to consider.
The port is not actively maintained, but the hard work of porting has
been done already. It would now be maintenance job.
However a KNOPPIX (or MORPHIX) type of thing as a lightwight OS
underneath would probably be better in the long run.
There are projects out there by Squeakers from Argentina aiming at this.
--Hannes
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