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Open-Source z386 Brings Intel 80386 Microcode Back to Life (linuxiac.com)
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[-] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

I remember playing wing commander on my 386. EMM was almost a requirement. But they got loads done with.very limited hardware (compared to now). Hopefully software and software devs can go back to prioritizing efficiency over bloat.

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