EPISODE · Dec 16, 2019 · 1H 32M
Ron Minnich
from On The Metal · host Oxide Computer Company
Some of the highlights of the show include: Netboot - Sun Microsystems: https://www.netbsd.org/docs/network/netboot/intro.sun.html https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Sparc/Netboot/dePCI - self defining hardware: https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/pdfs/pci_ssc_quick_guide.pdfDip switches and jumpers: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/pc-hardware-in/059600513X/ch02s03s05.htmlVA Linux cluster: https://itsfoss.com/story-of-va-linux/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeeknetIntel L440 motherboard: https://www.ebay.com/c/1079625591Autoexec.bat: https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/a/autoexec.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AUTOEXEC.BAT LinuxBIOS: https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/4888 https://doc.coreboot.org/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CorebootDRAM training code (DDR): https://blog.asset-intertech.com/test_data_out/2014/11/memory-training-testing-and-margining.html https://github.com/librecore-org/librecore/wiki/Understanding-DDR-Memory-TrainingEric Biederman: https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/4888 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_namespacesOpen Source Firmware Conference: https://osfc.io Buildroot: https://buildroot.org/Source code for cat: https://twobithistory.org/2018/11/12/cat.html https://github.com/coreutils/coreutils/blob/master/src/cat.cwhereis command: https://linux.die.net/man/1/whereisGentoo: https://www.gentoo.org/ChromeOS project & source code: https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os https://opensource.google/projects/chromium-os https://chromium.googlesource.com/Gentoo USE flags: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/USE_flagGentoo compiling GCC meme: https://twitter.com/mrtazz/status/674319383951446016Rust LLVM: https://rust-lang.github.io/rustc-guide/codegen/updating-llvm.html https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/tree/master/src/rustllvmKen Thompson’s C compiler in plan9: http://doc.cat-v.org/bell_labs/new_c_compilers/Reflections on Trusting Trust paper: https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rdriley/487/papers/Thompson_1984_ReflectionsonTrustingTrust.pdf1145 computerRelay computers: http://relaysbc.sourceforge.net/history.htmlHP 2100: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_2100 https://www.hpmuseum.net/exhibit.php?class=3&cat=31SR33 paper tape punch in reader: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletype_Model_33Dr. Nim: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._NimThink-a-Dot: https://www.jaapsch.net/puzzles/thinkadot.htmE.S.R Inc: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.S.R.,_Inc.Digi-Comp: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digi-Comp_IITurning Tumble (modern day Dr. Nim): https://www.turingtumble.com/ILLIAC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ILLIAC Geniac: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeniacEdmund Berkeley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_BerkeleyArtist in France made a digital clock where the flip flops are LEDsQuantum Supremacy: https://ai.googleblog.com/2019/10/quantum-supremacy-using-programmable.htmlStored-program computer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stored-program_computerACPI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Configuration_and_Power_InterfacePlan9: https://9p.io/plan9/ http://doc.cat-v.org/plan_9/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan_9_from_Bell_LabsMicroservices revolution: https://www.infoq.com/articles/microservices-revolution/Unix synthetic filesystem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_file_system http://9p.cat-v.org/ http://man.cat-v.org/unix_8th/4/proc/dev/tcpRob Pike talk on how to go wrong with naming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kj5ApnhPAELos Alamos Q cluster: https://www.networkworld.com/article/2338572/los-alamos-builds-largest-infiniband-cluster.htmlVPROC: https://books.google.com/books?id=sr71_M6r3cAC&pg=PA567&lpg=PA567&dq=Vproc&source=bl&ots=Od936MFpvu&sig=ACfU3U3XSlMkeII4fMtpN3QOCRaOkSZJzw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjI3d_ZpLnmAhWVoJ4KHQTRD0cQ6AEwCXoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=Vproc&f=falseInfiniBand: https://en...
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On this episode of On the Metal, we interview Ron Minnich. Ron has had a fascinating career working on the interface between software and hardware. Join us to hear a mesmerizing conversation about Unix, Plan9, LinuxBIOS, Chromebooks, RISC-V, of course some Gentoo jokes, flip flop programming toys, and more!
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