Damn Small Linux - An Amazingly Small Linux
An amazing Linux distribution. Just 50MB and you are in business. I got a taste of the wonderful Damn Small Linux (DSL) today as I installed it onto my 1GB flash drive.
The whole OS runs off the memory and the DSL website claims that it supports as old hardwares as 486 boxes with 16MB of RAM. Well, I don't have one lying around that old, but I am sure someone out there must have tested them on those museum pieces and got a kick out of it.
Now, what could be some of the uses of having such a small Linux in my flash drive. Here are a few that I have thought of:
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