Linux boots in 4.76 days on the Intel 4004 (arstechnica.com)
from FlyingSquid@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 26 Sep 2024 22:30
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metaStatic@kbin.earth on 26 Sep 2024 23:13 next collapse

I could probably shave a few seconds off that if it was written in assembly

if it was compiled then probably a few days

menixator@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 26 Sep 2024 23:16 next collapse

Now run Doom on it.

Tja@programming.dev on 26 Sep 2024 23:34 collapse

I feel like running doom is much less of a challenge

bahbah23@lemmy.world on 27 Sep 2024 00:44 collapse

Doom barely ran on my Packard Bell 386

lauha@lemmy.one on 27 Sep 2024 05:29 collapse

Doom has even been ported to 8088

echodot@feddit.uk on 27 Sep 2024 14:58 collapse

If we have a discover aliens the first thing we’re going to do if they have computers is try and run Doom on it.

bamboo@lemm.ee on 28 Sep 2024 16:48 collapse

And likewise the aliens will want to get ahold of our computers where they will try porting an alternate version of doom where you play as an alien shooting humans.

argh_another_username@lemmy.ca on 27 Sep 2024 01:20 next collapse

My first job was building computers with old parts. A guy needed MS Word for work but didn’t want to buy a new computer or upgrade his 386SX (25Mhz iirc). It had like 20MB of disk and I don’t recall the RAM. So he asked me if I could try. So I did. I managed to install DOS, Windows 3.1 and MS Word. I don’t remember how long it took to boot, but I remember that it would take 6 seconds for a pressed letter to appear on the screen.

criticon@lemmy.ca on 27 Sep 2024 02:58 next collapse

You forgot to press the turbo button!

Matriks404@lemmy.world on 27 Sep 2024 15:27 collapse

And now it takes 12 second for a single character to appear on the screen!

(Pressing Turbo button actually slowed down the CPU AFAIK).

Evotech@lemmy.world on 27 Sep 2024 16:30 collapse

Yep…

With the introduction of CPUs which ran faster than the original 4.77 MHz Intel 8088 used in the IBM Personal Computer, programs which relied on the CPU’s frequency for timing were executing faster than intended. Games in particular were often rendered unplayable, due to the reduced time allowed to react to the faster game events. To restore compatibility, the “turbo” button was added.[4] Disengaging turbo mode slows the system down to a state compatible with original 8086/8088 chips.

Toes@ani.social on 28 Sep 2024 16:40 collapse

If you had used the dos version of word it should have been fine

bungalowtill@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 28 Sep 2024 18:10 collapse

Or Works

Happy Cake Day

Toes@ani.social on 28 Sep 2024 19:06 collapse

Happy Cake Day

Oh cool! I didn’t notice

ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world on 27 Sep 2024 12:34 collapse

Nice, now run Linux on a tube computer!

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world on 27 Sep 2024 13:30 collapse

You’ve just given someone an idea. Next step: a Babbage difference engine.