[tlinux-users:07286] Re: Looking for recommendations for Linux for a Libretto 70CT
Peter Hinkle <[email protected]>
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On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 19:57:08 +0100 Manuel López-Ibáñez <[email protected]> wrote: > Gerwitz, Jim-P06288 wrote: > > 1) I understand that not all versions of Linux run on the 70CT because > > it has a Pentium MMX chip in it and some versions of Linux have an > > instruction that locks up the CPU. <SNIP> > > It is the first time I hear about this. > Could you give some reference? (a technical paper, a book, a link..) I am also unaware of this issue. We run MMX tecras in our restoration shop with DSL/Debian systems to set up fuel injection and have never had an issue. I also have run SuSE, Slackware, Slax, and Mini Mandriva on these 150Mhz MMX machines with 40G drives with no problems at all. The Damn Small Installations run WAY faster on the machines than the Win9x that came OEM on them when we did the initial purchase. //Peter