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Damn Small Linux, or DSL, first appeared in 2005 as ... that what’s considered an old or low-spec computer has moved forward. Thus DSL is no longer the 50 megabyte mini-CD ISO of yore, and ...

A compact version of the Linux operating system. For example, Linux distributions such as Puppy and Damn Small Linux reside entirely within 64MB of RAM. Skinny Linux versions can be embedded into ...

Over the years we’ve seen many small computer boards of various abilities, among them many powerful enough to be almost-useful Linux general purpose computers. We’ve also seen more than a few ...