Unlocking LLaMA 2 on MS‑DOS: A Retrocomputing Journey from 486 to Ryzen
1. Background on Meta’s LLaMA 2 1.1 The LLaMA Family Meta released LLaMA 2 as an open‑source foundation model family ranging from 7 billion to 70 billion parameters, intended for research and commercial use under a permissive license GitHub. These models use 16‑ or 32‑bit weights, requiring substantial memory (tens to hundreds of megabytes) and compute power,[ ► ]
SSD vs HDD comparison 2024 2025
SSD vs HDD: Ultimate 2024–2025 Comparison for Speed, Durability, and Storage Needs Introduction Choosing between a Solid-State Drive (SSD) and a Hard Disk Drive (HDD) is a crucial decision when building or upgrading a PC in 2024–2025. From a tech enthusiast’s perspective, the debate delves into specs like IOPS, NAND types, and PCIe[ ► ]
