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Comment by timschmidt

> It is a niche, it always was.

Again, only because the platforms are locked down and there is no single standardized target for universally bootable ROMs in the way a Linux ISO can boot on any PC.

Kinda sounds like you might be younger and didn't live through the 8bit micro -> PC transition. Standardization of the platform led to a cambrian explosion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influence_of_the_IBM_PC_on_the...

parent timschmidt 1 month ago

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