Can It Run Doom? - 1993 Classic Doom & Program Efficiency
summary
Shows that 1993 Doom truly runs on tiny hardware and yet modern stores list inflated requirements, backing that with actual specs: 386 CPU 4 MB RAM 24 MB disk versus 2.66 GHz 6 MB L2 64‑bit and a four‑order‑of‑magnitude RAM gap. Demonstrates real-world proofs — Doom ported to odd devices (oscilloscope, weird gadgets) — and argues the gap comes from induced demand and lazy shipping, not technical necessity, then suggests using tighter, cross‑domain performance baselines.
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