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Linux Running on an NES? (www.youtube.com)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by Shatur@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml
 

The author managed to run LUnix on an NES without tricks, like embedding a Raspberry Pi into the cartridge.

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[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago

Apparently LUnix was originally designed for the Commodore 64 and Commodore 128. I didn't know such a thing existed for 6502-based systems.

Sounds like it's time for me to raid the closet. The Commodore 128 is a strange beast (considering the Z80 coprocessor that effectively does nothing, unless you boot CP/M) but playing with a tiny Unix-like OS on it seems like a fun project.