[derleth]

> Linus Torvalds had begun his project to write a UNIX-like kernel for the IBM 386.

IBM 386? What in the world is an IBM 386?

[kcbanner]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_386SLC

[derleth]

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_386SLC

Very interesting. Thank you.

[chimeracoder]

As someone who's in his 20s and first got interested in programming as a kid by trying[1] to install Linux on his 386... I don't know how to react to this.

On the other hand, it's ridiculous to think of how far things have come since then... people who complain about Linux usability and driver issues in 2012 really don't know what they missed!

[1] and failing!

[btgeekboy]

I remember having to get out the specifications for my monitor during the Linux setup process in the late 90s. I don't miss that.

[derleth]

I know what an 80386 is. I just didn't know IBM licensed the design from Intel and made their own IBM-branded parts.

[jacquesm]

The first IBM computer to use a 386 was iirc the ps/2 model 80. There were also some clones out in short order, most notably the Olivetti and the Apricot.

[hapless]

An IBM-compatible with a 386, as opposed to the legions of 286 systems already able to run SCO/Coherent/MINIX