The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 21 days agoOverkill, reallylemmy.worldimagemessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up1672
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minus-square9point6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up27·21 days agoThis made me look up if you could somehow run it on vacuum tubes, sadly not But https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Hacker-Successfully-Runs-Linux-on-a-CPU-from-the-Early-70s 9 day boot time on a 4004!
minus-squarecmnybo@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·21 days agoI’m sure someone could figure out how to boot Linux on a vacuum tube computer. The problem is there just aren’t that many around that are still operational.
minus-squareAnn Archy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·20 days agoOMG! https://dmitry.gr/?r=05.Projects&proj=35.+Linux4004
minus-squaregandalf_der_13te@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 days agoomg that was a hilarious read. painful, but insightful.
minus-squareZwiebel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·20 days agoOf course you can run it on tubes, in principal, since they do the same as transistors at the end of the day
minus-square9point6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·20 days agoI guess I more wondered if some madlad had actually done it
minus-squareone_knight_scripting@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-220 days agoSomeone has done this with relays so I don’t blame you for asking.
minus-squareLovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-220 days agoHe eventually got it down to under 5 days!
This made me look up if you could somehow run it on vacuum tubes, sadly not
But https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Hacker-Successfully-Runs-Linux-on-a-CPU-from-the-Early-70s
9 day boot time on a 4004!
I’m sure someone could figure out how to boot Linux on a vacuum tube computer. The problem is there just aren’t that many around that are still operational.
OMG!
https://dmitry.gr/?r=05.Projects&proj=35.+Linux4004
omg that was a hilarious read. painful, but insightful.
Of course you can run it on tubes, in principal, since they do the same as transistors at the end of the day
I guess I more wondered if some madlad had actually done it
Someone has done this with relays so I don’t blame you for asking.
He eventually got it down to under 5 days!