Linux 5.1: $ 34.95

Linux is a free Unix-type operating system originally created by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers around the world. Linux is an independent POSIX implementation and includes true multitasking, virtual memory, shared libraries, demand loading, proper memory management, TCP/IP networking, and other features consistent with Unix-type systems. Developed under the GNU General Public License, the source code for Linux is freely available to everyone.

This CD-ROM contains the unofficial RedHat 5.1 Amiga-Version (binaries only!) ported by Jes Sorensen. The source code is available upon request. Technical support is provided free of charge via phone (English & German spoken).

To make sure that Linux is usable on your Amiga you might wish to consult the System Requirements located below prior to your purchase.

Every customer of this product is entitled to obtain future versions of this CD-ROM at a discounted price.

System Requirements

CPU

Linux can be installed on almost any Amiga (or Atari) having a 68030 or better (68020 only if you also have a 68851 PMMU). You must also have a math-coprocessor (which is built-into 68040 and higher CPU's).

Memory

Although Linux is not really a memory hog, you should have at least 8-meg of system memory before trying to install Linux.

Disk Controller

Second, you must have a supported disk controller. At this time RedHat m68k Linux supports the following SCSI/IDE disk controllers:

Commodore A3000 internal.
Commodore A2091.
Commodore A4091/A4000T.
GVP HC8-II series (including G-Force accelerators).
MacroSystems WarpEngine.
Phase5 Cyberstorm MkI.
Phase5 Cyberstorm MkII.
Phase5 Blizzard 1230IV / 1260.
Phase5 Blizzard 2040 / 2060.
Atari Native SCSI.
A1200 / A4000 native IDE.

Network

Linux was designed with networking in mind. At this time RedHat m68k Linux supports the following network adapters:

Commodore A2065.
VillageTronic Ariadne.
Hydra.
A1200 PCMCIA NE2000.
Atari Lance.
Atari Bionet-100.
Atari Pamsnet.

Unsupported Boards

The following is an (incomplete) list of Amiga boards NOT yet supported. Anyone wishing to hack at driver modules is encouraged to do so.

All Apollo accelerators.
DKB Wildfire (060).
Phase5 Cyberstorm MkIII (060).
SquirrelSCSI.