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Dmitry Grinberg joined Elecia( @logicalelegance ) and Chris( @stoneymonster ) to talk about running Linux on small microprocessors (physically small and/or 4-bit).

The transcript( embedded.fm/transcripts/506 ) from the show is also available now!

You're invited to share your favorite quotes.

Thank you to Mouser Electronics for sponsoring us!

Embedded506: How Do I Fit a Whale Into an Apartment Building? — EmbeddedTranscript from 506: How Do I Fit a Whale Into an Apartment Building? with Dmitry Grinberg, Christopher White, and Elecia White.
#electronics#processors#microcontrollers
Embedded Podcast

Dmitry Grinberg joined Chris ( @stoneymonster ) and Elecia( @logicalelegance ) to talk about running Linux on small microprocessors (physically small and/or 4-bit). Boot times vary between minutes and days, depending on the processor.

Listen to another insightful show( embedded.fm/episodes/506 )

Thank you to Mouser for sponsoring us!
#electronics #processors #microcontrollers #optimization #linux #embedded #engineering

Embedded506: How Do I Fit a Whale Into an Apartment Building? — EmbeddedDmitry Grinberg joined us to talk about running Linux on small microprocessors (physically small and/or 4-bit). Dmitry does this by emulating a MIPS processor. Boot times vary between minutes and days, depending on the processor.  Dmitry’s projects are on his website ( dmitry.gr ) includin
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Blake Patterson

Did you know that the 'NT' in Windows NT stood for "Nine Ten"?

The intended core platform for the OS was the then-expected Intel i910 RISC processor, which was to be the rebranded moniker for the i860 that can be found in the wild. *

It never came to be due to the i860s terrible handling of context switching -- a capability that a CPU for a multitasking, multiuser workstation OS must be able to do _very_efficiently_. The i860 wasn't.

youtube.com/watch?v=WTkFGZqVCM

*** EDIT: Several have pointed to sources indicating differently that NT stood for N10, which was the codename for the i860, so -- N10, N-Ten > NT.

YouTubei860 Intel took a RISC: it did not end wellBy RetroBytes
#TIL#WindowsNT#Windows
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