Hacker reverse-engineers x86 BIOS to run DOS on vintage audio mixer
Hacker News·0mo·rasz
A developer built a custom x86 BIOS from scratch to boot DOS on a Behringer DDX3216 digital mixer—a device never designed for it. The project demonstrates deep firmware knowledge and creative hardware hacking, showing how indie makers can resurrect or repurpose legacy hardware through low-level engineering.
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