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fr4nkr
416 days ago
Hurd isn't exactly a useful project, but using Doom as the benchmark for the capability of an OS is a bit ridiculous.
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UnmappedStack
416 days ago
Given that pregnancy tests can now run Doom, I have to agree with you. It was more of a symbolic thing than a technical difficulty at this point lol.
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saagarjha
416 days ago
They can't, actually.
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UnmappedStack
416 days ago
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a33957256/this-prog...
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voxadam
416 days ago
It runs on the
screen
of a pregnancy test, Doom is actually executed on an Arm Cortex M0+ based Adafruit Trinket.
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mikehall314
416 days ago
You’re right. In fact it’s not even the screen - they replaced that too.
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notorandit
416 days ago
Why?
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