[Coco] Minimum system requirements for NitrOS9

[Joe Grubbs]

Thanks Tormod

--- Original Message ---

From: "Tormod Volden" <lists.tormod at gmail.com>
Sent: February 22, 2015 4:34 AM
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Subject: Re: [Coco] Minimum system requirements for NitrOS9

On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 8:34 PM, Bruce W. Calkins wrote:
> OS-9 Level 1 requires a 64k machine.  I would assume from there that the
> NitrOS9 fork does too.
> Bruce W.
> ===================
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Grubbs"
>
>> I can probably guess the answer but I figured I should
>> ask the experts anyway. Will NitrOS9 Level I run on
>> a 16K machine? I looked at the docs but didn't see any
>> system prerequisites.

NitrOS-9 needs almost 32K RAM to boot from disk/drivewire. If modules
can reside in ROM it would require less but I think 16K is not
possible. With 32K RAM there is so little RAM left after booting that
you can't do much useful, unless you make a stripped down system for
some specialized use.

Tormod

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