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Study, explore, and repurpose | Study, explore, and repurpose old school computing machinery with an emphasis on platforms which allow us to run Free Software + Unix-derivative systems. What the corporate IT market renders 'obsolete', we embrace for the fun and challenge of reusing various platforms for new purposes. | ||
== List of Machines == | == List of Machines == | ||
== People Involved == | * Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer 1, 32kB RAM, 2 joysticks, disk drive interface -- potential for RapidOS | ||
* IBM PS/2 i8086 @8MHz, 640kB RAM, 10MB hard disk, B/W CGA monitor -- running ELKS | |||
* Osbourne (model unknown) | |||
* Homebrew 68k | |||
* Powermac G5-dual | |||
* Webpal, Cirrus Logic CLPS7500FE ARM @40Mhz, 4MB RAM, 1MB Flash, VGA video port, ISA slots for modem/ethernet card -- potential for NetBSD or Linux | |||
* Powerbook 145B, m68030 @ 25 MHz, 4MB of RAM, 10MB hard disk, B/W passive matrix screen -- running OS 7.1 | |||
== Relavant Projects == | |||
* [http://www.metamage.com/code/v68k/ Virtual 68k] - 68K emulation library | |||
== People Involved == | |||
* [https://noisebridge.net/wiki/User:Unixjazz unixjazz] | |||
== Related groups at Noisebridge == | == Related groups at Noisebridge == | ||
Post-Waste Nexus | * [https://noisebridge.net/wiki/PWN Post-Waste Nexus] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:28, 12 June 2013
Study, explore, and repurpose old school computing machinery with an emphasis on platforms which allow us to run Free Software + Unix-derivative systems. What the corporate IT market renders 'obsolete', we embrace for the fun and challenge of reusing various platforms for new purposes.
List of Machines
[edit | edit source]- Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer 1, 32kB RAM, 2 joysticks, disk drive interface -- potential for RapidOS
- IBM PS/2 i8086 @8MHz, 640kB RAM, 10MB hard disk, B/W CGA monitor -- running ELKS
- Osbourne (model unknown)
- Homebrew 68k
- Powermac G5-dual
- Webpal, Cirrus Logic CLPS7500FE ARM @40Mhz, 4MB RAM, 1MB Flash, VGA video port, ISA slots for modem/ethernet card -- potential for NetBSD or Linux
- Powerbook 145B, m68030 @ 25 MHz, 4MB of RAM, 10MB hard disk, B/W passive matrix screen -- running OS 7.1
Relavant Projects
[edit | edit source]- Virtual 68k - 68K emulation library
People Involved
[edit | edit source]