In comp.sys.tandy on Sun, 13 Aug 1995 14:08:03 -0400,
[email protected] (Tom & Jen Tenney) writes: > I have an old
TL2 w/40MB HD and 640RAM sitting upstairs gathering dust... *Can
> I rewrite out the Deskmate interface, load a C Compiler for a
286 and use it > to write programs in C for Dos? *Anyone had any
success in doing this? *Anyone > have an old C compiler that
will work on a 286 they can Email or I can FTP? *I > justt want
to use *it to write some basic CGI scripts in C. *What about the
> possibility of loading LINUX? *Any help would be appreciated!
>
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * -J-You
can use the Tandy 1000 TL/2 to write programs in C. If you are
interested in writing DeskMate programs, you need to find the
DeskMate Software Developer's Kit. *Ask around here to see if
anyone has it. Linux won't work on the TL2 unless you get a
Make-It-386/Make-It-486 CPU for the TL2. But you can run Minix,
which includes a C compiler, and other C compilers are available
for it. The latest version of Minix is free, and runs on the
TL2. Subscribe to comp.os.minix and ask questions (they're a
friendly group like comp.sys.tandy is). You can find it at:
[1]ftp.cs.vu.nl under /pub/minix/1.7.0/i86/* There are plenty of
README files on that site, so read up and it will show you how
to install it onto 720K diskettes, then the hard drive. FYI:
Linux is a product of Minix source code. *The only reason Linux
was able to use the Minix source code is that Linux is
completely free. -- Kenneth Udut <
[email protected]> * * * *
* * * Long Live DeskMate! Certified Tandy 1000 and DeskMate
fanatic. *Lover of All-Things-Tandy. The Proud Owner of CoCo II,
the Tandy 1000 TL, and the Tandy 1000 RLX. Seeking UUENCODED
copy of Sierra's "Online" for DeskMate in e-mailbox. ftp:
[2]musie.phlab.missouri.edu * * * * * * * * * * *www:
[3]www.tandy.com
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