PicoBSD(current
version .41, developer version .45) is a
stripped down
distribution of
FreeBSD 3.0. PicoBSD is designed to be small enough fit on a
single high density floppy disk or in a small quantity of
Flash memory storage. The goal of the PicoBSD
project is to create a small version of BSD suitable for
information appliances like:
routers,
Internet Terminals and eventually
PDA's and other
devices that need a high quality/small footprint
OS. PicoBSD comes in two
languages:
English and
Polish. PicoBSD can run on as little as an i
386SX because it has
FPU emulation in its
kernel. PicoBSD only needs 6
MB of
ram in its lightest form, the
Router version. 8MB in its standard form, the
Dialup version. And only 10MB in its
Networking version. No
hard drive is required, though the Networking version can support a small
swap partition if desired.
Similar efforts include: the Linux Router Project(or LRP), and the QNX 4 floppy demo.