IRIS: An AI-assisted Rust-based SGI Indy Emulator that boots IRIX
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greg_w
Baker's choice. Dense with flavour, light on filler.
Summary
An SGI Indy (MIPS R4400) emulator called IRIS (Irresponsible Rust IRIX Simulator) built using Rust and AI assistance. It boots IRIX 6.5 and 5.3, includes networking and a framebuffer, and was created as a "vibe coding" experiment to see how far AI-assisted development could go while learning Rust.
Key quotes
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Wanted to see how far vibe coding could go, and to learn some Rust along the way.
LOL, my brain hurts. Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
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