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Re:DDR4 memory interface by TorKlingberg on Friday July 25, 2014 @05:31AM (#8084348)
Old RAM can be useful, for example if you want to run Ubuntu on an 8-bit microcontroller:

http://dmitry.gr/index.php?r=05.Projects&proj=07.%20Linux%20...

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Re:DDR4 memory interface by MrBuddyCasino on Friday July 25, 2014 @10:32AM (#8085372)
I salute you, dmitry.

In order to run Linux on an ATmega1284p, that guy:

- bit-banged 16MB DRAM

- bit-banged SPI Flash

- wrote an emulator for a 32Bit ARM & MMU

Apparently it takes 4h to but Ubuntu.

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