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[-] grue@lemmy.world 42 points 9 months ago

Not only could mainline Linux never run on a 286, it also definitely doesn't count as an "SoC" to begin with. It needed a separate co-processor just to do floating-point math, let alone to manage all the I/O that a SoC does on-die.

[-] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 9 months ago

You guys are the best. I reply in what I think is a bit nerdy way, and I'm outdone.

[-] cashews_best_nut@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

It needed a separate co-processor

Such a great time to be alive. 🥲

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