Linux on an 8-bit micro (dmitry.gr)
recommended by 2 users | 2013 | 436 points by sigkill | electronics | original thread |
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okket Dec 4, 2017 | on: Linux on an 8-bit microcontroller | context

(2012) but still awesome :)

see also previous discussion https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5581851

lifthrasiir Dec 24, 2014 | on: Linux on an 8-bit micro (2012) | context

This is from 2012. Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5581851

While this is amazing, this does prove that it is probably impossible to run Linux in 8-bit micro without such contortion. Any Turing-complete machine with enough storage and memory can simulate ARM, and also ARM Linux. So don't use this as an argument for using a normal Linux in such platforms :)