New Linux port for the Nintendo 64

Post by ignoranceprior » Fri, Dec 25, 2020, 10:55 PM UTC

toxypol wrote: post #21

how do you even interact with the N64 ... ?? controller????

Post by Eduard » Fri, Dec 25, 2020, 11:06 PM UTC

atum47 wrote: post #17

pizzabearman wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This response sounds like it is made from an AI

sorry, When reading the news, if I remember something funny related to the subject I usually share.

Post by nine_k » Fri, Dec 25, 2020, 11:15 PM UTC

Causality1 wrote: post #20

rvz wrote: post #5

> "But why", I hear from the back. Having Linux available makes it easier to port emulators and fb or console games. > Most importantly, because I can. Good. All I can say is at least it is something different to what I keep seeing on HN. (React, Rust, Kubernetes, JAMstack, JavaScript, etc.) Probably present this somewhere in a conference (CCC, FOSDEM, etc). Who knows who could be looking at this.

Don't forget the many ways in which Machine Learning will revolutionize X.

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Dec 25, 2020, 11:33 PM UTC

monocasa wrote: post #25

ajbonkoski wrote: post #23

Did the N64 have an MMU? I guess so, COP0. I wouldn't have guessed that.

Some games used it as well. Goldeneye for instance mainly runs out of a region that dynamically mirrors the cartridge to RAM, just like any other virtual memory scheme.

Post by monocasa » Fri, Dec 25, 2020, 11:37 PM UTC

weare138 wrote: post #27

pram wrote: post #12

This completely blows my mind, but also seems a natural fit considering the SGI lineage of the N64. It's like a super budget IRIX workstation ;P

But the N64 only has 4MB of ram, I think a GUI would be beyond it's capabilities. Still a cool project though.