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LinuxDevices.com: miniRTL: a project to develop a mini real-time Linux

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“The miniRTL project is developing a minimum sized real-time
Linux small enough to boot from a single floppy (or small Flash
memory device) into a ramdisk, yet with the most important features
of Linux.
miniRTL is intended to be useful as the basis for
embedded systems, but also provides a means for real-time “newbies”
to learn more about real-time Linux.”

“The system hardware requirements are, currently:

  • CPU: 386DX/486DX+
  • RAM: 8 MB total RAM (4MB ramdisk + 4MB DRAM); on SMP it
    currently requires 12MB
  • Boot: can boot from a 1.44MB floppy, so no HD is required; a
    2MB Flash device should work well”

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