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The AI drives a 486 PC through a Pi to test game ports, no more card swapping

The AI was given control of a 486 PC via Raspberry Pi, PS/2 and VGA capture to update binaries, test them and gather logs for DOS porting, replacing manual CF card swapping.

How it works

  1. The AI is given control of a 486 PC through a Pi, keyboard and screen capture
  2. Updates binaries, tests them and gathers logs for DOS porting
  3. Replaces manual memory card swapping

Why it’s worth knowing

Real 486 hardware in the loop is what emulators cannot give him.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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