Linux drops support for 486 and early Pentium processors - 20 years after Microsoft

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Source: https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux...-pentium-processors-20-years-after-microsoft/

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 leave i486 support behind. There's zero real reason for anybody to waste one second of development effort on this kind of issue."

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1920916175112073282

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

Linus Torvalds sees “zero real reason for anybody to waste one second” on them.

arstechnica.com

 

[warrenpridgeon]

I gotta toss out my 486 now. lol

 

[garyc]

There is always FreeDOS for those who refuse to upgrade their systems.

 

[gregmcc]

I gotta toss out my 486 now. lol

I wish I'd kept my 486 and older CPU's/motherboards. The prices you can get for them now is crazy

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

I wish I'd kept my 486 and older CPU's/motherboards. The prices you can get for them now is crazy

we still have our 8MB SIMM from those days, maybe its worth it now?