[TUHS] Unix on a game boy

Steve Nickolas usotsuki at buric.co
Sun Dec 27 16:34:49 AEST 2015


On Sun, 27 Dec 2015, Dave Horsfall wrote:

> On Sat, 26 Dec 2015, Larry McVoy wrote:
>
>> This dude ported 5th edition to a game boy.  I'll admit my non coolness
>> by saying I don't know what a game boy is but I'm guessing it's some
>> video game thingy.
>
> Pretty much, yeah, along with PS/2 (and/or whatever).  I'm surprised that
> they chose Ed5, as Penguin/OS is normally the choice for weird devices.

Well, if it's what I remember, it's a Game Boy Advance, which has an ARM 
CPU along with the nerfed Z80 of the original Game Boy.  Bit more 
Unix-friendly than an actual Game Boy. ;)

Though, the DS, which was its successor, does have a Linux port.

-uso.



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