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The AI built boot images for a box of ancient single-board computers and got them running

The AI built boot images for a box of ancient single-board computers and got them running; one now hosts a persistent tmux session.

How it works

  1. The AI builds boot images for the ancient single-board computers
  2. Gets them running
  3. One now hosts a persistent terminal session

Why it’s worth knowing

A persistent session on a revived board is a small monument.

Where it’s from

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

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