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Tom’s Hardware
Tom’s Hardware
Technology
Mark Tyson

Tech enthusiast gets Doom to run on a 40-year-old printer controller — ancient Agfa Compugraphic 9000PS came with a Motorola 68020 onboard for fast processing

Doom on an old printer motherboard.

A TechTuber with a fondness for older hardware has managed to get Doom to run on a 40-year-old print controller. Much of the video retelling this tale covers the work needed to add new firmware, plus display and audio out to the controller board. Once that hurdle was overcome, though, it doesn’t take long for Adrian’s Digital Basement to progress into some playful demos and, of course, get Doom up and running.

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