Running a Minecraft Server and More on a 1960s Univac Computer

Article

• Author ran a Minecraft server on a restored 1960s UNIVAC via a RISC-V interpreter layer
• Demonstrates software emulation bridging six decades of computing architecture
• Detailed write-up with accompanying video

Discussion

• Commenters want native compilation instead of RISC-V interpreter for real performance
• Requests for Doom port and speculation on a quick LLVM backend for UNIVAC
• General delight; seen live at VCF East before a bomb threat cut the event short

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