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Interesting comment, because according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDP-7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDP-7 the PDP7 (the first computer "UNIX" ran on) ha
by znpy 1y ago
Interesting comment, because according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDP-7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDP-7 the PDP7 (the first computer "UNIX" ran on) had ~9.2KB of memory (supporting up to 144KB).
Most contemporary SoCs will have more memory (and compute power) than that.
- internetter 1y agoThat's a complete non sequitur. Just because UNIX can run on lower end hardware doesn't mean "a full UNIX computer" is the best tool for the job.
- numpad0 1y agoAnd frustratingly all "lacks MMU" and V6 UNIX binaries don't just run. Imagine the world where random IoT gadgets all run backported GPLv2 GNU/Unix systems and crashing left and right. Instead there's a massive gap between Linux-capable systems and RTOS-focused systems despite, like you said, the latter now being bigger and better than real shared UNIX systems.