@deafboy@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year agoSelect all SoCs which can boot mainline linux.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1928arrow-down115
arrow-up1913arrow-down1imageSelect all SoCs which can boot mainline linux.lemmy.world@deafboy@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square55fedilink
minus-square@grue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish42•1 year 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-square@Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilink19•1 year agoYou guys are the best. I reply in what I think is a bit nerdy way, and I’m outdone.
minus-squareCashewNut 🏴linkfedilink2•1 year 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. 🥲