> If you're skeptical that this feat is possible with a raw 4004, you're right: The 4004 itself is far too limited to run Linux directly. Instead, Grinberg created a solution that is equally impressive: an emulator that runs on the 4004 and emulates a MIPS R3000 processor—the architecture used in the DECstation 2100 workstation that Linux was originally ported to. This emulator, along with minimal hardware emulation, allows a stripped-down Debian Linux to boot to a command prompt.<p>That's cool
[dupe]<p>Actual article and submission from the dev: <a href="https://dmitry.gr/?r=05.Projects&proj=35.%20Linux4004" rel="nofollow">https://dmitry.gr/?r=05.Projects&proj=35.%20Linux4004</a><p>(<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41600756">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41600756</a>)
I mistakenly think the guy took over a year to boot Linux/4004 due to the comma in the post title.<p>(I was aware that comma represents decimal point in some regions, just didn't get this in the first place.)
Linux/4004: booting Linux on Intel 4004 for fun, art, and no profit | 159 comments | <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41600756">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41600756</a>