hatonthecat/linux_distro_tests
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A test of various linux live USBs (and 90s Windows OSes)
3 mentions on Hacker News by 1 person: 0 stories, 3 comments · first 2026-06-13 · latest 2026-08-25
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…He was able to play Tomb Raider. I make a lot of retro videos and tested a 386 on 4MB of RAM here: https://github.com/hatonthecat/linux_distro_tests#9-26-24-wi... https://nand2mario.github.io/posts/2026/z486/…
comment by initramfs · 2026-08-25 · in Windows 95 released August 24, 1995 -
…I added some notes on my tests here, and found the codec that is supported on the N450: MPEG-2: https://github.com/hatonthecat/linux_distro_tests#exegnulinu... https://youtu.be/jMUeePXx8Ek?is=d938n8NobjBjoOlc What makes the N450 tolerable…
comment by initramfs · 2026-06-27 · in Linux on Older Hardware: The Complete Revival Guide -
I found a 386 compatible linux image: https://github.com/hatonthecat/linux_distro_tests/commit/816... It's a floppy image, although there are other bootable isos in on of the other folders.
comment by initramfs · 2026-06-13 · in Running DOS on Behringers DDX3216 with a DIY x86-Bios from Scratch