Looking for a small OS

[jskifresh]

I am looking for a small OS. I am trying to put something on an old COMPUADD laptop just for the kicks of it. It has a 486sx processor, 115MB of HDD space and 4MB of RAM. If anyone knows of an OS with a GUI that will work with this system, could they point me to a website or something. I would like to see this thing boot into an Operating System. Any help would be great, thanx!

[Moose]

Linux
You can get linux running on old 4mb laptops.
Look in the howtos on tldp.org

Moose

[bubach]

www.menuetos.org
www.reactos.org?
an many, many others..

[Khumba]

Try here:
http://www.freeos.org

[Khumba]

Sorry, I meant www.freeos.com.

[ASHLEY4]

Try:

           http://www.v2os.cx/old/
           http://www.freedos.org/

ASHLEY4.

[carbonBased]

QNX, man!  Back in the day they had a demo that included a full GUI, web browser, text editor, and a couple other little apps, all running off a 1.44MB floppy!

If you want something small, and fast, QNX is your answer.

I don't quite recall how I got my copy of QNX... but it's fully legal, anyway, so I would imagine there's still a free download from www.qnx.ca (that's right... it's Canadian   hehe... yep, so am I )

If you can't find the download, let me know, and I'll see if I can find my ISO.

Cheers,
Jeff

[Anton]

You can download a full version(For Students, Hobbyists, and Community Developers) at www.qnx.com(http://www.qnx.com/products/eval/index.html)

[Freakyprogrammer]

yah, I tried Menuet OS and its awsome, it runs off of the floppy and has a ton of graphics options... and it works on almost any system. heres a link:          www.menuetos.org

              peace out...
                  - Freakyprogrammer

[TheUbu]

You can try out UbixOS its very lite fits onto a floppy with gui and small apps. It uses vesa support so it should support your laptop for more info check the website http://www.ubixos.com/ or join us on undernet channel #UbixOS