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Touchy
Install linux on an old Siemens TRADEBOARD E
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The tradeboard is an Intel based device used for bank trading. It includes several telephone line ports but the main interest is it's touchscreen. Only 32MB of ram, 200MHz CPU.


+-- Preparing Open the device! Ahh, nice hardware :-)

Hack the installed windows95 to give a DOS shell and run windows explorer. F8 magic

Start IE (version 5, unpatched) and connect to the Internets...

Oh my god, this definitively need linux

+-- choosing distribution Well there are many small linux distribs, but few are built for really low memory. DSL is nice, but even 32MB is not enough.

Choice is finally deli linux.

+-- installation

Oh, no floppy or CD. No BIOS which would make booting from the USB port possible.

Installation is done on another laptop which has a 2.5" PATA disk.

- lilo to MBR - full install

Insert disk into Tradeboard, boot... Nice LILO...

Login:

YES!

+-- xwindows?

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