Smallest kernel

[Andy Tien]

Hi folks,
    Every one know way to make the smallest kernel  which can fit into a =
1.44M floppy diskette?=20
I recently make  the image into a ISO  image burn into a CD-R,  but the =
old PC can not boot from a CD-ROM, so I  will  go back using the floppy =
diskette  to  boot.   I try to reduce many options but the image still =
bigger than 1.44M  , other capacity like 1.48M or 1.72M can not boot  or =
 diskette  failure regularly.=20

Best Regards