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Re:A $1, Linux-Capable, Hand-Solderable Processor by ben_w on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @12:46PM (#18016840)
How did we manage non-laggy user interfaces back in 1995 when 120 MHz single core/single chip, registers slower than modern RAM, and no dedicated graphics processor was top of the line?
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Re:A $1, Linux-Capable, Hand-Solderable Processor by pjmlp on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @02:19PM (#18017774)
By writing lots of optimizations in hand optimized Assembly.

http://www.jagregory.com/abrash-zen-of-asm/

https://www.amazon.com/Windows-Assembly-Language-Systems-Pro...

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Re:A $1, Linux-Capable, Hand-Solderable Processor by naasking on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @03:39PM (#18018461)
And by using a highly restricted colour palette, low resolution, no anti-aliasing, etc.
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Re:A $1, Linux-Capable, Hand-Solderable Processor by jjoonathan on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @01:20PM (#18017203)
By living without 20 layers of middleware.
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Re:A $1, Linux-Capable, Hand-Solderable Processor by nambit on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @02:01PM (#18017632)
With physical buttons instead of touch screens?
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Re:A $1, Linux-Capable, Hand-Solderable Processor by camoby on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @02:06PM (#18017671)
“Vive La Resolution!”
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