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Proposal to remove 486 and early 586 support from Linux (lore.kernel.org)
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[-] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago

A lot and i mean a lot of industrial controllers are running on 486s. Intel was producing 486s up until 2007. And a lot of companies wont get rid of controllers if they continue to work.

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