Linux kernel maintainers are following through on removing Intel 486 support

Linux kernel maintainers are following through on removing Intel 486 support

“Unfortunately there’s a classic expense: your old initial 386 DX33 system from early 1991 will not have the ability to boot modern-day Linux kernels any longer,” Molnar composed. “Sniff.” A…

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Linux kernel is leaving 486 CPUs behind, only 18 years after the last one made

Linux kernel is leaving 486 CPUs behind, only 18 years after the last one made

It’s not the very first time Torvalds has actually recommended dropping assistance for 32-bit processors and easing kernel designers from executing antiquated emulation and work-around services. “We got rid of…

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