https://github.com/decrazyo/lng-fdsApologies for the audio quality. How it Begins by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licen...

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

  • ɐɥO
    49•5 months ago

    Well… Its actually a Unix like OS like Linux but not “real” Linux. still impressive tho

    • RichardEnglish
      1•4 months 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.

      • @[email protected]English
        1•4 months ago

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

  • circuitfarmer
    13•5 months ago

    Apparently LUnix was originally designed for the Commodore 64 and Commodore 128. I didn’t know such a thing existed for 6502-based systems.

    Sounds like it’s time for me to raid the closet. The Commodore 128 is a strange beast (considering the Z80 coprocessor that effectively does nothing, unless you boot CP/M) but playing with a tiny Unix-like OS on it seems like a fun project.

  • AItoothbrushEnglish
    2•5 months ago

    This is pretty cool but looking back in his uploads the logitech reciever talk was even better. If i ever stop procrastinating and build a custom keyboard i may try using it.