Linux on a Commodore C64
Linux on a Commodore C64
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GitHub - onnokort/semu-c64: Linux on a Commodore C64
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So, as is, a real C64 should be able to boot Linux within a week or so.
This made me laugh! But as an avid vintage computing fan, I applaud this effort.
I wonder if it runs common programs such as vim.
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Vim needs to be compiled to 6502 or you need to implememt an x86 emulator (not sure if it could run at all on a CPU that limited)
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An x86 emulator could in theory be implemented in a Commodore 64, given that it's a Turing-complete machine. Would it be practical, though? Hardly.
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The post refers to a RISC-V emulator for C64. The Linux kernel booted is RISC-V, so you'd be vim for the same.
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See also: LUnix
(Actually not a joke despite a name that might at first arouse suspicion.)
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What a joke:
go to Preferences | Settings | Cartridges | RAM Expansion Module, enable it and select the file reufile.linux, and make sure to select the correct size (16MiB)
So this only works if one adds a f-ing 16MB RAM cartridge to the system?
This is not "Linux running on a C64". This is Linux running on a platform that marginally includes some C64.
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It's still a remarkable feat.
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