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31.

8086 Segmented Memory was a good idea (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-21 | by Aisling N. | get Intel 8086 Microprocessor → | tags: 8086, segmented memory, intel

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16-year-old SATA II SSD survives 1 petabyte of writes — 25x more than the drive's endurance rating (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-19 | by Zhiye Liu | get Samsung 870 EVO SSD → | tags: sata ii, samsung 860 evo, petabyte of writes

33.

An Embedded Linux on a Single Floppy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | get Linux on a Floppy Disk → | tags: floppinux, linux kernel, intel 486dx

34.

AI Compute Extensions (ACE) Specification (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-18 | get AI Compute Extensions (ACE) Kit → | tags: ace, avx, x86

35.

[x86] AI Compute Extensions (ACE) Specification (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-18 | get Intel Xeon Scalable Processor → | tags: x86, ace, avx

36.

This handheld x86 mini-computer is heading to Kickstarter with swappable accessories and 4G LTE (techspot.com)

2026-06-17 | by Alfonso Maruccia | get Raspberry Pi 4 Kit → | tags: mogozen, cg deck, intel n150

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Linux 7.1 is here to end the Intel 486 CPU era - and do some serious legacy clean up (zdnet.com)

2026-06-16 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | get Linux Foundation Certified Engineer → | tags: linux 7.1, ntfs, linus torvalds

38.

The time the x86 emulator team found code so bad they fixed it during emulation (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-16 | by Raymond Chen | get x86 Emulator Debugging Kit → | tags: x86-32, binary translation, windows

39.

Dwarf Fortress in the Browser (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-15 | get Dwarf Fortress Official Guide → | tags: dwarf fortress, novnc, docker

40.

Tribblix: The retro Illumos distribution (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-14 | get Illumos Retro Computing Kit → | tags: illumos, tribblix, sparc

41.

Capstone – multi-platform, multi-architecture disassembly framework (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-03 | get Radare2 Disassembly Framework → | tags: capstone, disassembly framework, arm

42.

86Box v6.0 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-31 | get 86Box Emulator Software → | tags: 86box, hardware, networking

43.

A new register allocator for ZJIT (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-27 | by Aaron Patterson | tags: zjit, register allocator, christian wimmer

44.

What it takes to transpose a matrix (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-24 | get Matrix Transpose Tool → | tags: x86_64, simd, mmx

45.

Microsoft open-sources “the earliest DOS source code discovered to date” (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-24 | get Microsoft MS-DOS Source Code → | tags: ms-dos, microsoft, 86-dos

46.

Microsoft open-sources "the earliest DOS source code discovered to date" (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-24 | get Microsoft MS-DOS Source Code Kit → | tags: ms-dos, microsoft, 86-dos

47.

Wake up! 16b (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-24 | get Smart Wake-Up Light Alarm → | tags: x86 assembly, algorithmic density, rainbow surf

48.

z386: An Open-Source 80386 Built Around Original Microcode (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-23 | by Retro Gaming | get Intel 80386 Processor Kit → | tags: z386, intel, microcode

49.

80386 microcode disassembled (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-23 | get Intel 80386 Microprocessor Kit → | tags: 80386, microcode, ken shirriff

50.

80386 Microcode Disassembled (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-23 | get Intel 80386 Microprocessor Kit → | tags: 80386, microcode, ken shirriff

51.

The Immersive ’86 Eighty-Six’ Audiobook Goes Harder Than the Anime Ever Did (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-20 | get Eighty-Six Light Novel Audiobook → | tags: crunchyroll, yen press, 86 eighty-six

52.

This Week Feels Like Christmas for Fans of ‘Transformers: The Movie’ (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-19 | get Transformers Movie Collectible → | tags: transformers, the movie, 1986

53.

Reviving old scanners with an in-browser Linux VM bridged to WebUSB over USB/IP (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-18 | get USB to Ethernet Adapter → | tags: canon, v86, sane

54.

WriteUp: 16 Bytes of x86 that turn Matrix rain into sound (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | get USB MIDI Controller → | tags: x86 assembly, demoscene, vga text mode

55.

AMD keeps gaining on Intel in servers, but desktop PCs tell a different story (techspot.com)

2026-05-15 | get AMD Ryzen Desktop Processor → | tags: amd, intel, epyc

56.

Understanding the Linux Kernel: The Linux Kernel Startup (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-14 | by Jesús Espino | get Linux Kernel T-Shirt → | tags: linux kernel, boot process, x86_64

57.

AMD reaches 46% of server x86 CPU revenue — Intel still controls 70% of the consumer PC market share (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-14 | by Anton Shilov | get AMD Ryzen 9 Processor → | tags: amd, intel, mercury research

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AMD's legendary K5, its first independently-designed processor, is being removed from the Linux kernel — 4.3-million-transistor chip gets the axe because it lacks Time Stamp Counter (TSC) support, making it a coding burden (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-10 | by Mark Tyson | tags: amd, linux kernel, tsc

59.

Apple reportedly strikes deal for Intel to make some of its chips — two tech giants reached a preliminary agreement for Intel to make processors for Cupertino (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-08 | by Jowi Morales | get Intel Processor Compatibility Kit → | tags: apple, intel, tsmc

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AMD Ryzen AI 5 435G APU breaks cover in early benchmarks — six-core Zen 5 chip goes head-to-head with the Ryzen 5 8600G for budget PC builders (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-04 | by Zhiye Liu | get AMD Ryzen 5 435G Processor → | tags: amd, ryzen ai 5 435g, zen 5