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   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2024-09-20 22:59, Paul wrote:   
   > On Fri, 9/20/2024 7:59 AM, chrisv wrote:   
   >> The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> If Linux had existed we would never have had DOS   
   >>   
   >> Linux on an 8088 and 64k of RAM?   8)   
   >>   
   >> I guess the 68000 was also an option...   
   >>   
   >   
   > GCC came out in 1987. Linux in 1991. There may be   
   > something to the timing there. Maybe it wouldn't have   
   > been as easy, to do it earlier.   
   >   
   > The 8088 was 1979.   
   > The 68000 was 1979.   
      
   The equivalent to the 68000 was the 8086. Or, the equivalent to the 8088   
   was the 68008.   
      
   ...   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
      
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