Linux 7.1 Expected To Begin Removing i486 CPU Support (www.phoronix.com)

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[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 days ago

I wonder if that includes all 16 bit processors.

[-] mkwt@lemmy.world 40 points 3 days ago

Linux (at least the mainline version) never supported 16-bit processors. Linus started writing the operating system on his brand new 32-bit 386 machine, and he never looked back.

[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 14 points 3 days ago

Oh, I thought 486 was a 16 bit processor. My bad.

[-] sorghum@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 days ago

That would've been the 286. Practically ancient history

[-] Tja@programming.dev 3 points 3 days ago

And no MMU, so basically impossible to implement real multi tasking.

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