The author managed to run LUnix on an NES without tricks, like embedding a Raspberry Pi into the cartridge.

  • Richard@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    But theoretically not that difficult? I mean, the whole point of Unix was that it is written in C and therefore platform-independent. Principally, all you need to port a POSIX Unix OS is a C compiler for the architecture that you’re targeting.

    • agent_flounder@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I suppose a cross compiler for 6502. What I’m not sure of is what kind of timer interrupts the 6502 supports.