Linux boots in 4.76 days on the Intel 4004

September 23, 2024
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Hardware hacker Dmitry Grinberg recently achieved what might sound impossible: booting Linux on the Intel 4004, the world's first commercial microprocessor. With just 2,300 transistors and an original clock speed of 740 kHz, the 1971 CPU is incredibl... [2778 chars]

Source: Ars Technica