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A couple years ago, someone got the MIPS build of the Linux kernel running on Nintendo 64. I think those shipped with just 4 MB of RAM, but could be modded to support up to 8 MB. No idea what they actually did with it, though.

I wonder if current Linux kernel currently runs on anything smaller than that...
 
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A couple years ago, someone got the MIPS build of the Linux kernel running on Nintendo 64. I think those shipped with just 2 MB of RAM, but could be modded to support up to 8 MB. No idea what they actually did with it, though.

I wonder if current Linux kernel currently runs on anything smaller than that...
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Nintendo 64 came with 4MB of Ram with a max of 8MB via the expansion pack addon.
It's possible to mod it to 12MB and some people have managed to get it going with 16MB.

But Ram isn't where the Nintendo 64 is limited, more Ram just means more data for the RCP and RDP to choke on.
Consequently... Carts actually aided in memory management as data is quick to transfer so were really good for streaming in assets rather than keeping it in Ram.
 
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"Super-lightweight operating system boots off a 1.44MB floppy disk — KolibriOS lets you do simple tasks and even play games on your legacy PC"

Wow, they recreated MS-DOS 3. 😆
 
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