It will be 'embedded' - running on a 512Meg Compact Flash (so I can 
include the man pages and other documentation)

The processor is an AMD Elan SC520 - an single chip with a 486/North/South bridge.
There will be no video, no usb, but there is PCMCIA and 100base-T network.
The console device is a serial port.

The hardware platform won't change for 1 to 2 years. The PCMCIA be the only
variable, but I can add modules as needed. Stability and timely security patches
are needed for the distribution. SL has both of those. 

The third-parties I was mentioning are companies such as MontaVista, Green Hills,
or lynuxworks. They have good products, especially if your processor is not x86
based. 

Bill



On Tuesday 07 February 2006 4:32 pm, Ioannis Vranos wrote:
> Bill Feero wrote:
> > I'm looking into ubuntu and Centos and am trying them both.
> > ubuntu is a little too cutting edge for me. 
> > It's taken a few days to get a stable test platform built (it's hard
> > to find hard drives less than 2 gig - all ny BIOS will recognize)
> > 
> > This will be going into a product that we resell, so I want a
> > package with a long support life, and stable releases.
> > 
> > There are third-party embedded distributions, but I am then tied to
> > them for updates.
> 
> 
> I think some clarification is needed on the specifications and requirements. As far as I 
> have understood, you are looking for an enterprise-level stable (rock solid) distribution 
> that runs on 486?
> 
> 
> Will it work on desktop PCs or embedded hardware?
> 
> 
> Aren't the third-party embedded distributions that you are mentioning, free?
> 
> 

-- 
Bill Feero
Logical Solutions, Inc.