Linux takes 4.76 days to boot on an ancient Intel 4004 CPU — …
WEB2 days ago · For full details of the project and setup, Grinberg wrote a detailed blog post about ‘Slowly booting full Linux on the Intel 4004 for fun, art, and absolutely no profit.’ In essence, to bridge ...
Linux boots in 4.76 days on the Intel 4004 - Ars Technica
WEB3 days ago · The final hardware uses the 4004 (overclocked to 790 kHz) along with several other period-correct support chips from Intel's MCS-4 chipset. It includes a VFD display to show Linux output and can ...
Hacker miraculously gets an Intel 4004 to run Linux, takes
WEB2 days ago · The hacking pro's latest project was the self-imposed challenge of getting Linux to run on an Intel 4004 from 1971. It was Intel's first commercial chip and predates Linux by two decades.
Can You Run Linux On An Intel 4004 CPU From 1971
WEB1 day ago · Linux is a modern operating system that supports all of the latest technologies, but it's also a legacy-friendly system that dates back to 1991. If it's a computer, you can probably run Linux on ...
Hacker Successfully Runs Linux on a CPU from the Early ‘70s
WEB1 day ago · Once he had it running, at it took 9 days to boot the Linux kernel on the Intel 4004 CPU. He was eventually able to get the boot time down to 4.76 days. You can watch a demo video of the boot process here. From the office of "Look what I can do," Dmitry Grinberg was able to get Linux running on a processor that was created in 1971.
Someone built a system with Intel’s first CPU that’s ... - TechRadar
WEB1 day ago · The Intel 4004 processor from 1971 can somehow drive a system that runs Linux ... Dmitry Grinberg, who set about using the Intel 4004 to boot up Linux ... Darren is a freelancer writing news and ...
There’s No Lower Spec Linux Machine Than This One
WEB5 days ago · The Intel 4004 was the first commercially available microprocessor back in 1971, and now it can run Linux. So, given the 4004’s very limited architecture and 4-bit bus, how can it perform this ...
Hacking wizard gets Linux to run on a 1971 processor, though it
WEBBut that project pales in comparison to Grinberg's latest one.In short, he managed to get the kernel of Debian Linux to boot on a 4-bit Intel 4004 processor, the first ever commercially ...
Slowly booting full Linux on the Intel 4004 for fun, art, and ...
WEB6 days ago · Of course, Linux cannot and will not boot on a 4004 directly. There is no C compiler targeting the 4004, nor could one be created due to the limitations of the architecture. The amount of ROM and RAM that is addressable is also simply too low. So, same as before, I would have to resort to emulation.
Booting Debian Linux On A 4-bit Intel 4004 Microprocessor
WEBIt is not fast, but it is a real Linux kernel with a Debian rootfs on a real board whose only CPU is a real intel 4004 from the 1970s. The video is sped up at variable rates to demonstrate this without boring you.
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