Linux/M68k

(linux-m68k.org)

22 points by doener2 days ago

2 comments

  • maximilianburke32 minutes ago
    I love retrocomputing but I never really understood running a modern OS on old hardware. I have System 7.5 on my LC575 and NeXTSTEP 3.3 on my turbo color slab; I could run NetBSD on both, but I could also do that on modern hardware with much better software support (and build times that wouldn&#x27;t take an epoch).<p>It&#x27;s cool, and I&#x27;ll still support it, but I won&#x27;t understand it :)
  • dmitrygr48 minutes ago
    68k outliving 486 support in the kernel will be hilarious
    • jrmg3 minutes ago
      Is it still supported? The “News” page on the linked site reads:<p><i>Current Linux&#x2F;m68k Releases</i><p><i>As of today, the following versions of the Linux&#x2F;m68k kernel are &quot;current&quot;:</i><p><i>Linux&#x2F;m68k 2.0.36, released 5 February 1999, is a stable 2.0 series release. Users of earlier versions should probably upgrade; it&#x27;s well worth it.</i><p><i>Linux&#x2F;m68k 2.2.10, released 19 July 1999, is a developmental release (despite the 2.2 version number).</i><p><i>Linux&#x2F;m68k 2.4.5, released 5 June 2001, is an experimental release. (More recent patches may be available in the linux-m68k mailing list archives.)</i>
      • wk_end0 minutes ago
        Well, this page&#x2F;project certainly isn&#x27;t, but Wikipedia says it&#x27;s still in the kernel:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;List_of_Linux-supported_computer_architectures#Releases" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;List_of_Linux-supported_comput...</a>
    • wk_end7 minutes ago
      But it makes a kind of sense, right? There&#x27;s long been straightforward upgrade paths for 486 users, making the 486 effectively totally obsolete and killing most of the demand for continued support. Whereas 68k machines have effectively become trapped in time, and their users are still going to work to keep support going.
    • mulderc20 minutes ago
      I would imagine there are actually more 68k devices out there than 486 and, I am told, the 68k architecture is much more enjoyable to work with.