The 1-Second Linux Boot 156
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timothy
from the unexamined-boot-is-not-worth-booting dept.
from the unexamined-boot-is-not-worth-booting dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Less than one second Linux boot! This video shows an OMAP3530 capturing video data from a camera and rendering it to an LCD display — the video appears on the LCD display in less than a second from reset."
1-Second First Post! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Link is dead already (Score:5, Funny)
Pretty long video though (Score:5, Funny)
For a 1 second boot, it takes a 2.5 minute video to demonstrate it.
One Second Boot? (Score:5, Funny)
But (Score:4, Funny)
Re:I use Linux (Score:4, Funny)
Re:LCD Display? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:But (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Boot times (Score:3, Funny)
I just bought a cheap digital TV that takes almost 5 seconds to boot. Sad.
Just imagine! With this you could watch almost 4 more seconds of TV at a time!
Re:Link is dead already (Score:5, Funny)
Way to spoil the ending of the new Zelda game.
Re:The Register also has the story. (Score:5, Funny)
Which half of 1:05? I don't want to waste my time!
Re:Ok... I'll take it (Score:3, Funny)
Isn't this what Commodore Business Machines were doing back in the 70's? Will everyone ever catch up with their remarkable technology? Not only instant OS but alternative instant OS's by plugging in a new cartridge. Awesome even at 1MHZ.
Re:Pretty long video though (Score:4, Funny)
Because it's in slow motion, doh
Re:Specialized platform... (Score:1, Funny)
Or you could just get rid of that 3 second delay to get it to boot in -0.5 seconds. It will turn on before you've pressed the button!
Re:Take that! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Specialized platform... (Score:2, Funny)
So why do computer users let Wirth's law [wikipedia.org] overpower Moore's?
Because it's now Wirth/Moore?