I installed Damn Small Linux onto one of those 64 megabyte USB dongle thingies, and walked it around to various machines to see if I could get it to boot. Results:

• My old Shuttle SV24: no dice, didn’t boot.
• My laptop: sadly no, doesn’t boot.
• My HP desktop machine: yep, boots and works fine.

It’s too bad, I really wanted to boot my laptop to Damn Small Linux occasionally. Guess I’ll just have to carry one of those tiny CDs around.