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The little Linux distro that could - Tom's Root Boot (2001)

Posted by DanBC
Tags: linux, tomsrtbt, author.jt smith, author.russell pavlicek, source.linux, 2000s
https://www.linux.com/news/little-linux-distribution-could-tomsrtbt/

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Dec 20 2001
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  1. DanBC
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    Submitting this because I used to use TomsRtBt and it was remarkable at the time how much linux he'd crammed onto a floppy disc and I thought people might be interested. I had a quick look on...

    Submitting this because I used to use TomsRtBt and it was remarkable at the time how much linux he'd crammed onto a floppy disc and I thought people might be interested.

    I had a quick look on YouTube to see if anyone had made a video about it, but it seems to have gone completely under the radar of the "let's use an obscure OS" channels which is a shame.

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  2. Minithra
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    I don't recognize the name, but I remember using floppy Linux to get past passwords and locked installs... Somehow, lol. It's been over two decades

    I don't recognize the name, but I remember using floppy Linux to get past passwords and locked installs... Somehow, lol. It's been over two decades

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