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data0

It's not exactly fast though :-P

> … the virtual CPU thinks it is running at 1.05MHz. My testing shows that the actual emulated speed of the MIPS guest is around 70Hz at 740KHz. I run the 4004 at 790KHz, so the emulated guest is thus operating at about 74.73Hz. So time for the guest is dilated by 14,030x. This means that **a virtual second is, in real life, around 3h54**. Four hours per virtual second, basically!

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HowToPhil (Phillip R)

@data0 Yes, but a 32-bit laptop is quite a bit faster than a 4004 4-bitter from '71

HowToPhil (Phillip R)

@data0 Looking at FreeBSD still supporting Pentiums...

freebsd.org/platforms/i386/

Like... if it's at all possible to run linux at all on a 4004... there's nothing actually making it unusable on a 32-bit CPU

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