Comment by cbdevidal
1 day ago
Of course they tested Doom :-D
They might also run Linux kernel 3.7, that supported i386. Gray386linux is still maintained, and runs a patched 3.7 kernel.
1 day ago
Of course they tested Doom :-D
They might also run Linux kernel 3.7, that supported i386. Gray386linux is still maintained, and runs a patched 3.7 kernel.
Doom (DOS extender games) is an easier protected mode application as it does not use complex page tables. Linux is much more complex.
I have faith in you!!
If modern x86 microcode ever gets sufficiently understood and reverse engineered I bet someone gets a PLAYDOOM instruction working. (I know it's been at least partially implemented on FPGAs)
haha, this was my first thought when I read the headline, because this "classic test" always comes up here :-))