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on Wednesday January 10 2018, @01:04AM
from the found-at-the-bottom-of-the-closet dept.
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Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard
[Yeo Kheng Meng] had a question: what is the oldest x86 processor that is still supported by a modern Linux kernel? Furthermore, is it actually possible to use modern software with this processor? It's a question that surely involves experimentation, staring into the bluescreen abyss of BIOS configurations, and compiling your own kernel. Considering Linux dropped support for the 386 in 2012, the obvious answer is a 486. This supposition was tested, and the results are fantastic. You can, indeed, install a modern Linux on an ancient desktop.
Source: https://hackaday.com/2018/01/07/go-retro-to-build-a-spectre-and-meltdown-proof-x86-desktop/
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(Score: 2) by Arik on Sunday January 14 2018, @04:01AM (1 child)
Now what you said makes sense, don't get me wrong. It's just that you overlooked a very important part of the equation.
In order to port linux to the c64, you would have to pare it back. And not just a little.
By the time you hacked out all the stuff that simply could never be made to work on the c64, there wouldn't be all that much to compile. And those constant updates? Almost never touch anything you're using. ;)
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(Score: 2) by RS3 on Sunday January 14 2018, @06:02AM
No, you're completely inaccurate. It's a c128, not c64. And it would be running an i686 emulator. ;-)