Supported hardware

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This page is about supported hardware on AWOS, that is, specifications of what hardware can run AWOS.

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Minimum system requirements

  • Intel386 25MHz or higher
  • 4 MB RAM
  • Floppy drive
  • Keyboard
  • VGA card and monitor

Recommended system requirements

  • Intel486 50MHz or higher
  • 8 MB RAM
  • Floppy drive
  • Hard drive
  • US-layout QWERTY Keyboard
  • Printer for print-screen support
  • Null-modem cable for debugging support

Unsupported configurations

  • Currently some AMD K6-2 processors of unknown steppings are not compatible with GRUB, the boot loader that AWOS uses.
  • 64-bit computers are supported, but will run in 32-bit compatibility mode (64-bit processors are not detected; however, 64-bit processors start up in 32-bit mode and as such will run AWOS).
  • Other keyboard layouts. This is an ongoing problem and support for other keyboard layouts will be added to the kernel at some point in time.
  • 'Headless' computers, or computers without monitors. Serial TTY drivers are being developed but are still experimental.

Related pages

  • Tested hardware -- hardware that has been tested compatible/incompatible with AWOS.
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