#x86

This pixel-art cow is the header of a valid DOS executable, encoded as UTF-8 Braille characters. See the whole thing here: https://github.com/dbalsom/executable_unicode/blob/main/hello_world/BRAILLE.COM Try it in DosBox! #retrocomputing #asm #x86

Initially the only I/O will be a serial port or two, but I'll add an interface for an SD card if I can get as far as booting from flash into a monitor. Has anyone written an open-source x86 (386 or newer) 32-bit protected mode boot/debug monitor for bare metal? There won't be any secret motherboard/BIOS vendor binary blob code doing sneaky stuff in System Management Mode, and they didn't have the secret Management Engine (ME) crap back then either. #Pentium #x86 #boot #debug #monitor

Is x86 ready to ACE it? https://chipsandcheese.com/p/is-x86-ready-to-ace-it #HackerNews #Tech #x86