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I love it that the RaspberryPi has become an expansion-adapter for projects like this. That 486 is getting so much more out of life for the fact of having an A
by aa-jv 4y ago
I love it that the RaspberryPi has become an expansion-adapter for projects like this. That 486 is getting so much more out of life for the fact of having an ARM co-processor.
It is such an excellent example of accessorized computing. Note that its not just for things like retro-emulation of sounds cards - folks have built new synthesizer and audio-processing platforms around the concept, too.
What's really great is that this allows entirely generations of hackers to get to know and understand the PC architecture in an environment that is conducive to further creative hacking. I've been teaching my kids' and their friends a bit about assembly language, using an old 8088-based PC with DEBUG.COM onboard for simplicity, and this TinyLLama may well be the next best thing ..