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Re: 68k Linux on a breadboard



On Sun, 23 Nov 2014, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> Someone posted an interesting video on reddit earlier today which
> shows a breadboarded homebrew 68k computer with the following specs:
> 
> - MC68008 running at 2 MHz
> - 512 KiB RAM
> - 512 KiB ROM
> - RS232-to-USB adapter
> 
> And it runs Linux!
> 
> http://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/2n4wv4/68_katy_68000_linux_on_a_solderless_breadboard/

Nice demo!

Linux 2.0 was an odd choice (better performance maybe?). The current 
kernel might need a bit more ROM and some patches, but probably would have 
been easier to port.

http://elinux.org/Kernel_Size_Reduction_Work

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