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janrinok [janrinok at soylentnews dot org] writes:

What does it take to build a little 68000-based protoboard computer, and get it running Linux? In my case, about three weeks of spare time, plenty of coffee, and a strong dose of stubborness. After banging my head against the wall with problems ranging from the inductance of pushbutton switches to memory leaks in the C standard library, it finally works! I've built several other DIY computer systems before, but never took their software beyond simple assembly language programs. Having a full-fledged multitasking OS running on this ugly pile of chips and wires is a thrill, and opens up all kinds of interesting new possibilities. I've named this plucky little machine 68 Katy.

There is a video of just over 5 minutes duration, and a good description of how he did it - but it was no easy task. He eventually had to settle for a linux kernel version of "2.0.39, that dates all the way back to 2001!" For those who, like me, still like to get their hands 'dirty' it is an interesting project.

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