Hacking wizard gets Linux to run on a 1971 processor, though it takes almost 5 days to boot the kernel
Hacking wizard gets Linux to run on a 1971 processor, though it takes almost 5 days to boot the kernel
The real magic is that the chip has to emulate another old chip to manage the feat.
I think this kind of work is a good step towards Open Hardware.
RISC-V for that though, no?
Yes, and there are people who already worked on terminal screens using RISC-V. But any compatibility advancement is already an advancement for backtracking how those systems work. Therefore, an advancement in Open Hardware. If we can use those systems more efficiently, it's all the better.
Dmitry is a legend. Just look at the stuff on his website.
Next stop, we will make installing Linux on a Dead badger a reality.
Doesn't count until it runs doom.
The nucleosome is Turing complete, so any day now.
6 W of power but no AND and OR The energyprices have to go up some more for me accept that trade off...
Obligatory does it run doom comment
It will run Doom at 60 frames per year
We don't know yet, the first frame has been rendering for the last two weeks.
Hold on! I'm currently booting the kernel mentally. I've been at this for 2 weeks now....
here's MS-DOS if you want to duel boot! https://youtu.be/Y2L7_2Wvycc
Hold on, I just need to clear a mental blockage: https://youtube.com/shorts/QSbUK1XzgCc?si=Ld8HkfJj4KDwloDr
5 days to boot. Damn. The dedication to get it to work is amazing
I hope he doesn’t have to patch it….
Still better than Windows 11
Well yeah. I mean, computers back then weren't just spyware in a Scooby Doo mask.
The 4004 is that tiny dip-16 chip the the top left, second box marked CPU. A working 4004 is worth around $300+ https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=intel+4004
They are quite the collectors item as the first microprocessor
Emulator again?