From: quinlan@rose.cs.bucknell.edu (Daniel Quinlan) Subject: Can you port Linux to my Refrigerator? Date: 08 Sep 1993 17:20:00 GMT
uberig@gfx.engga.uwo.ca (Jason Uberig) writes:
> I browsed the group and didn't see any Atari related stuff. It sure
> would be nice to see a port of Linux for the Atari ST/Falcon/etc. Is/has
> anyone done this yet? I've heard a few rumors, but nothing substantial
> yet.
You know, I think that Linux should be ported to my refrigerator. I
mean, it already has many built in features similar to Unix and I
think that these facts should make a port simple.
o Hierarchical structure, i.e. old stuff goes in back, I even have
to defragment it whenever something starts to smell
o Electrical wiring (maybe in the future even this won't be needed!)
o Multi-user interface (I can use the freezer and someone else can
access the rest without any device conflicts)
o I heard a rumour that a beta version already exists for toasters
so surely someone must be working on a refrigerator version.
o It even has built-in power management (I heard the bulb
turns off whenever I shut the door) that is only just staring to
be used in typical personal computers.
And most important, almost everyone has a refrigerator lying around
that I believe needs to be running Linux to bring them up to par with
... well, my 386. Doesn't this make you mad! - why should Unix be
restricted to people with computers?
If anyone knows where I can find someone else wanting to port Linux to
refrigerators, please mail me so we can start work right away!
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Back to reality.
This "port Linux to everything thing phenomenon" is rather silly. Why
on Earth would you want to port it to anything nobody uses anymore? I
don't want to know how slow any Unix would run on my Commodore 128
(yes I still have a working one). I know that we aren't all made of
gold, but 386's are dirt cheap these days.
Ian, if you are reading this, please add a "No, Linux is not being
ported to your refrigerator" to the daily-posting, if it isn't already
there.
Dan