And, it can't run Doom

ramble81 , 1 hour ago

And it’s still only good enough to come in 2nd place (the guy on the right got the Silver)

frankgrimeszz , 1 hour ago

You could probably run Linux on a binary abacus. https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bbinary_Abacus_002.jpg

Doodleschmit , 2 hours ago

My thinly-veiled lack of understanding of Linux is in shambles. CPU optional?

henfredemars , 1 hour ago

The joke is that the system requirements for Linux can be effectively nothing, but of course, some sort of processor is required. It’s hyperbole.

otter , 1 hour ago

I think it’s also relevant with Windows 10 nearing the end of support, meaning a lot of devices that “can’t run windows 11” are “heading to the landfills” (according to some news articles)

MajorHavoc , 1 hour ago

It’s a joke… Probably.

I don’t have a confirmed case of Linux running without a traditional CPU, but I wouldn’t bet $20.00 against it existing

There’s plenty of devices out there that do some kind of computation and don’t have anything we would recognize at a traditional CPU. Such devices are becoming rare, because CPUs are so dang cheap, now.

Most of those run binary compiled from custom C code or even directly from Assembly.

But, if someone was going to run an alternative program on one of those devices, there’s a very good chance they would install Linux (heavily customized) on it first.

Source: I’ve completed parts of Linux from Scratch. It was eye opening to realize the places that a true Linux expert could get it to run. Every single part of Linux is truly optional, to someone who knows that they’re doing.

superweeniehutjrs , 2 hours ago

Maybe Intel should boot using the embedded x86 in the chipset when the CPU dies in 13th/14th gen. CPU optional.