Published on: 2025-07-24 23:50:00
Intel RIP, 486 processor. You've had a long run since Intel released you back in 1989. While Microsoft stopped supporting you with the release of Windows XP in 2001, Linux kept you alive and well for another 20+ years. But all good things must come to an end, and with the forthcoming release of the Linux 6.15 kernel, the 486 and the first Pentium processors will be sunsetted. Why? Linus Torvalds wrote recently on the Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML), "I really get the feeling that it's time to
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By 1994, Intel had managed to capture about 75% of the microprocessor market for personal computers. The company had also found its way into automobiles, industrial controls, telecommunications equipment, and supercomputers. The Intel x86 architecture had propelled the company to these immense heights, and they’d established a cadence of releases in that CPU line of roughly four years. The investment that both individuals and companies had made in hardware and software for the architecture was m
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-10-05 16:20:13
By 1994, Intel had managed to capture about 75% of the microprocessor market for personal computers. The company had also found its way into automobiles, industrial controls, telecommunications equipment, and supercomputers. The Intel x86 architecture had propelled the company to these immense heights, and they’d established a cadence of releases in that CPU line of roughly four years. The investment that both individuals and companies had made in hardware and software for the architecture was m
Keywords: billion bug intel pentium pro
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