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by ChrisRR 32 days ago
RAM is hardly the only difference between the N64 and megadrive. The N64 has an MMU for one thing
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mghackerlady 32 days ago
in terms of running linux, yeah it kinda is. Both archs are supported by the kernel, and the kernel doesn't need an MMU if you compile it for a system without one
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dosisking 32 days ago
No, OP is correct, you are wrong. N64 hardware is much more powerful, and the MMU makes a big difference.
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mghackerlady 31 days ago
I'm not denying it makes things easier. But if the question is a binary "Can it run linux?", the flowchart is pretty much "what kind of cpu does it have" and "how much ram can it use"
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