this post was submitted on 02 Feb 2024
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/14567056

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Way back, I used to have the original, 50 MB DSL as a default PXE boot option in my lab. Was awesome for quick troubleshooting or to test hardware without having to mess with USB keys.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

netboot.xyz is great for this nowadays.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

I forgot this thing existed!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

At 700MB, it can no longer be called "damn small", especially considering there are much smaller distributions out there, such as TinyCore @ 23MB and SliTaz @ 43MB (yes, SliTaz is still around).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Oh man SSL, I ran that on some janky old laptops, I think it was a pentium III.