Historic 4-bit microprocessor from 1971 can execute Linux commands over days or weeks.
      • Matriks404@lemmy.worldEnglish
        171·
        1 year ago

        And now it takes 12 second for a single character to appear on the screen!

        (Pressing Turbo button actually slowed down the CPU AFAIK).

        • Evotech@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          1 year ago

          Yep…

          With the introduction of CPUs which ran faster than the original 4.77 MHz Intel 8088 used in the IBM Personal Computer, programs which relied on the CPU’s frequency for timing were executing faster than intended. Games in particular were often rendered unplayable, due to the reduced time allowed to react to the faster game events. To restore compatibility, the “turbo” button was added.[4] Disengaging turbo mode slows the system down to a state compatible with original 8086/8088 chips.

  • metaStatic@kbin.earth
    34·
    1 year ago

    I could probably shave a few seconds off that if it was written in assembly

    if it was compiled then probably a few days

          • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
            3·
            1 year ago

            If we have a discover aliens the first thing we’re going to do if they have computers is try and run Doom on it.

            • bamboo@lemm.eeEnglish
              1·
              1 year ago

              And likewise the aliens will want to get ahold of our computers where they will try porting an alternate version of doom where you play as an alien shooting humans.