cm0002@lemmy.world to Linux@programming.dev · 8 days agoProposal to remove 486 and early 586 support from Linuxlore.kernel.orgexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down12
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minus-squarepiccolo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·7 days agoA 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.
minus-squarepiccolo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·5 days agoYou do if want to support modern hardware. Just because the brains are old doesnt mean the peripherals are.
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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You do if want to support modern hardware. Just because the brains are old doesnt mean the peripherals are.
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