Anyone remember Damn Small Linux? When that wrapped up at the end of 2008, Robert Shingledecker went on to start up TinyCore in 2009 -- with lots of great ideas, newer kernels & code, and the advantage a fresh start. The result is brilliant!
DSL was/is a great (and amazing) tiny installation, solid & capable, but it always seemed sort of klunky in appearance. TCL is more capable, and adds a nice, polished look & feel. It's a fun, "build your own" Linux. I've gotten it to run on hardware as old as a 1997 Toshiba P-II laptop w/ 48 MB RAM.
On a more practical side, TCL in VirtualBox makes a great portable license server for apps that require one accessible over the network. That's allowed us to move development environments that would otherwise be tethered to our shop into laptops that can be taken off the net for field work.
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Did you really mean an absolute minimum of 46 millibits of RAM for the OS? Shouldn't it be 46 MB if you mean 46 megabytes? I know I am being pedantic, but not using the proper representations for units is sloppy and can lead to major issues.
Otherwise, a very interesting little tool, with heaps of potential (I'm thinking of the likes of Raspberry Pi here). Thanks for bringing it to our attention.
Otherwise, a very interesting little tool, with heaps of potential (I'm thinking of the likes of Raspberry Pi here). Thanks for bringing it to our attention.
I mean seriously, is it that hard to use the shift key? Not to be rude Jack, but you're not on an Instant Messenger, or in an Internet Relay Chat room ... a lot of us really do appreciate well-edited posts.
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