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Daniel Pierce said:

> I think we really need a multi-tasking DOS.

Agreed.

> I would like a Linux-like OS but Linux is overkill. I am trying it with a
> 300 meg drive and have found difficulty in taking out the un-needed network
> & emacs type stuff.  X-windows is way too much bloat just to display a few
> jpeg images. Progress IS being made though.

Have you taken a look at PicoBSD?  It fits on a floppy.  It might still 
be overkill in features (multiuser? security?), but it sure is tiny, and 
multitasking, and 32 bit.

http://www.freebsd.org/~picobsd/picobsd.html