deafboy@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agoSelect all SoCs which can boot mainline linux.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1923arrow-down116
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minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·6 months agoNot only could mainline Linux never run on a 286, it also definitely doesn’t count as an “SoC” to begin with. It needed a separate co-processor just to do floating-point math, let alone to manage all the I/O that a SoC does on-die.
minus-squareTolookah@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up17·6 months agoYou guys are the best. I reply in what I think is a bit nerdy way, and I’m outdone.
minus-squareCashewNut 🏴@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months ago It needed a separate co-processor Such a great time to be alive. 🥲
Not only could mainline Linux never run on a 286, it also definitely doesn’t count as an “SoC” to begin with. It needed a separate co-processor just to do floating-point math, let alone to manage all the I/O that a SoC does on-die.
You guys are the best. I reply in what I think is a bit nerdy way, and I’m outdone.
Such a great time to be alive. 🥲