If I ever managed to find a #DECstation 3100 from 1989, what'd be the overall likelihood that I could get modern #Linux of some kind running on what was at one point the world's fastest MIPS-powered #Unix workstation (for all of a few months iirc)? Because I think brute-forcing some sort of #Slackware installation would go great in place of #Ultrix or alongside it.
I know #NetBSD supports the device, so I imagine Linux support exists for this specific machine too, right?
Rodando o garbage collector
https://retropolis.com.br/2024/07/11/rodando-o-garbage-collector/
#MundoRetro #30Pinos #68000 #80x86 #DEC #DECstation #fpga #Intel80486 #Intel8088 #KenShirriff #memria #MSDOS #neozeed #os2 #Pentium #RaspberryPi #RP2040 #SIMM #WindowsXP #Workstation
Hora de rodar o garbage collector, o sistema está precisando. Lembra quando o neozeed compilou o código-fonte do MS-DOS 4 no MS-DOS 4? Pois é... ele compilou o MS-DOS 4 num OS/2 2.x. Ken Shirriff está fuçando em um monte de coisas, mas sempre dá tempo de voltar a fuçar em CPUs, como o Pentium
#DECstation 2100 #MIPS based workstation emulated on a business card... and running #Ultrix
"What is a delay slot? Well, back in the day it was considered cool to expose your CPU's pipeline to the world. Just kidding, it was just a way to save some more transistors."
"The CPU has a register called, literally RANDOM which is supposed to be constantly incrementing, every cycle."
Effective speed about 1MHz - compiles hello world in 2 mins .
That's wonderful! Computing at schools, when done well, can have excellent outcomes.
#decstation with #risc I assume?
I have pulled the lid off the #DECstation and it is glorious!
Oh, and what's that snuggled under the floppy bay and behind the RAM?
Excitement!
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