alt Hacker NewsFun fact - Linus first trip to the United States was related to Linux-on-Alpha port and sponsored by Digital Equipment Corporation.
Fun fact - Linus first trip to the United States was related to Linux-on-Alpha port and sponsored by Digital Equipment Corporation.
The Alpha CPUs didn’t implement the div instruction and Linus’ assembly version was faster than DEC’s in some cases.
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