▲ 169 ▼ Linux Running on an NES? (www.youtube.com) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Shatur@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml 13 comments fedilink hide all child comments The author managed to run LUnix on an NES without tricks, like embedding a Raspberry Pi into the cartridge.
[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) Unix like OS in 6502 assembly? Dang. I'm impressed. That's seriously cool. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ricdeh@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) But theoretically not that difficult? I mean, the whole point of Unix was that it is written in C and therefore platform-independent. Principally, all you need to port a POSIX Unix OS is a C compiler for the architecture that you're targeting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I suppose a cross compiler for 6502. What I'm not sure of is what kind of timer interrupts the 6502 supports. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ricdeh@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) But theoretically not that difficult? I mean, the whole point of Unix was that it is written in C and therefore platform-independent. Principally, all you need to port a POSIX Unix OS is a C compiler for the architecture that you're targeting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I suppose a cross compiler for 6502. What I'm not sure of is what kind of timer interrupts the 6502 supports. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I suppose a cross compiler for 6502. What I'm not sure of is what kind of timer interrupts the 6502 supports. permalink fedilink source parent