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wyliecoyoteuk
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 Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:42 am Post subject: Linux on 8 bit! |
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Saw this on the Ubuntu forums.
2 hours to boot to a bash prompt.
Someone has far too much spare time!
http://dmitry.co/index.php?p=./04.Thoughts/07.%20Linux%20on%208bit
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einonm
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I came across this a while ago too, and I think Linus mentioned it briefly in his infamous finger-at-Nvidia talk.
Epic Hack though. That's hack with a capital 'H'. It certainly qualifies as the cheapest way to run Linux!
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Rhakios
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| einonm wrote: | | It certainly qualifies as the cheapest way to run Linux! |
Not if time is money, as we are all too frequently told.
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