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How language models run on a Commodore 64, a DOS 486 and a Nintendo Wii

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Three language model ports caught my attention because they take very different approaches to hardware constraints: Commodore 64: llama2.c64 runs a tiny 260K parameter story model and requires at least a 2 MB RAM Expansion Unit. The extra memory is an essential part of the setup. DOS: dosllam2 uses…

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  1. 2026-10-17 11:13 · r/ArtificialInteligence
    How language models run on a Commodore 64, a DOS 486 and a Nintendo Wii

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