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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell,comp.unix.programmer,comp.lang.misc
Subject: Re: Python (was Re: I did not inhale)
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 17:35:46 +0200
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On 2024-08-19 16:59, Muttley@dastardlyhq.com wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Aug 2024 12:39:33 +0200

>> Initially an ability to trim the system and sometimes to patch a driver
>> was a huge advantage Linux had over Windows NT.
> 
> Linux can also load and unload drivers on the fly unlike Windows which AFAIK
> still requires a reboot each time.

I was talking about monolithic kernel Linux had in 90's. Plug and play, 
kernel modules came much later with much bigger machines. I ran Linux on 
i386 25MHz 4Mb. Try it now.

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Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de