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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Sep-2024 03:49:45 JST Ars Technica

   Hacker boots Linux on Intel’s first-ever CPU

   Historic 4-bit microprocessor from 1971 can execute Linux commands over days or weeks.

   https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/09/hacker-boots-linux-on-intels-first-ever-cpu/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Weasel (weaselx86@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Sep-2024 04:57:25 JST Weasel

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     @arstechnica

     Hardware hacker Dmitry Grinberg recently achieved what might sound impossible: booting Linux on the Intel 4004, the world's first commercial microprocessor. With just 2,300 transistors and an original clock speed of 740 kHz, the 1971 CPU is incredibly primitive by modern standards. And it's slow—it takes about 4.76 days for the Linux kernel to boot.

     https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/09/hacker-boots-linux-on-intels-first-ever-cpu/

   • Foone🏳️‍⚧️ (foone@digipres.club)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Sep-2024 11:07:59 JST Foone🏳️‍⚧️

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     • kdj8

     @kdj8 @weekend_editor @arstechnica that punk is everywhere!

   • kdj8 (kdj8@fuzzies.wtf)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Sep-2024 11:08:00 JST kdj8

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     • Foone🏳️‍⚧️
     • Weekend Editor

     @weekend_editor @arstechnica wait... @foone

   • Weekend Editor (weekend_editor@mathstodon.xyz)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Sep-2024 11:08:02 JST Weekend Editor

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     @arstechnica

     Sort of like the whackaloons who got Doom running on a pregnancy test:

     https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a33957256/this-programmer-figured-out-how-to-play-doom-on-a-pregnancy-test/