Doom, Apple and HDMI

Doom on a dongle: Turns out the Apple Lightning to HDMI adapter has more than enough grunt to blast imps with aplomb
Doom on a dongle indeed. This most recent adaption of id-Software's classic joins the ranks of other hardware-defying attempts to run Doom on almost anything, including on a satellite, on a pregnancy test, through the medium of gut bacteria, and even on a Lego brick.
Doom running on an Apple HDMI dongle from 2013, because of course it does
Tinkerer John "Nyan Satan" recently demonstrated Doom running on Apple's Lightning Digital AV adapter. Although the gameplay looks choppy, the fact that the dongle – released
This Apple dongle is so powerful, it can run Doom
Doom has been successfully run on Apple's Lightning to HDMI adapter. This highlights the surprising computing power hidden within the dongle.
You can even run Doom on an iPad HDMI adapter.
The $49 Lightning Digital AV Adapter uses a tiny version of iOS and its own CPU to decode packetized data from Lightning connections, allowing programmers like John (Nyan Satan) to run Doom directly on the Apple hardware.
Doom runs on an Apple Lightning to HDMI dongle — SoC inside adapter has enough power for smooth gameplay
A developer could hack into the Apple Lightning to HDMI dongle and run Doom directly on the accessory. According to nyan_satan’s comments in the YouTube video (h/t MacRumors ), the $49 Apple Lightning Digital AV Adapter features a custom Samsung SoC with a 400MHz ARM Cortex-A5 core and 256 MiB of DRAM.
Check Out Doom Running on Apple's Lightning to HDMI Adapter
Installing Doom on a range of unusual hardware devices has become a fun challenge for programmers, and we've seen the game running on
'Doom' can even be played on Apple's Lightning to HDMI adapter
Developers and enthusiasts continue to find new ways of running Doom on increasingly unusual hardware, the latest of which is an Apple HDMI adapter cable.
Developer successfully runs ‘Doom’ on Apple’s Lightning to HDMI adapter
You’ve probably heard someone say “but can it run Doom?” That’s because running Doom on the most unexpected platforms
It Turns Out You Can Play ‘Doom’ on Almost Anything — Even a Lightning to HDMI Adapter
You might think an adapter has no computing power, and usually, you’d be correct. However, the Lightning to HDMI adapter features a dedicated system-on-a-chip with a processor inside. The adapter runs a stripped-down, very basic version of iOS, intended only to process video signals and nothing else.
Running Doom On An Apple Lightning To HDMI Adapter
As a general rule of thumb, anything that has some kind of display output and a processor more beefy than an early 90s budget PC can run Doom just fine. As [John] AKA [Nyan Satan] demonstrates in
You won’t believe what Doom can run on now
A programmer has got 1995's Doom to run on an Apple Lightning to HDMI dongle. The SoC inside the adapter runs a ...
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Programmers once again push the limit on where DOOM can be played
Programmers have been trying to get DOOM onto as many strange devices as possible, and over the weekend, another odd device was added to the list.