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On 2024-08-19, Dmitry A. Kazakov <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> wrote:
> 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.
>

You could load and unload drivers since slackware 4 and before, 
even under a 386.