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Linux 7.1 Expected To Begin Removing i486 CPU Support

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https://lemy.lol/u/cm0002 posted on Apr 6, 2026 03:28
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https://programming.dev/u/the16bitgamer posted on Apr 6, 2026 03:35
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Good night sweet prince

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https://lemmy.world/u/lemonhead2 posted on Apr 6, 2026 03:54
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looks like no distros support a 486 anyway

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https://piefed.zip/u/Sunshine posted on Apr 6, 2026 04:18
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Linus Torvalds has become a sith.

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https://sopuli.xyz/u/Hamartiogonic posted on Apr 6, 2026 04:20
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I wonder if that includes all 16 bit processors.

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https://lemmy.world/u/mkwt posted on Apr 6, 2026 04:28
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Linux (at least the mainline version) never supported 16-bit processors. Linus started writing the operating system on his brand new 32-bit 386 machine, and he never looked back.

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https://sopuli.xyz/u/Hamartiogonic posted on Apr 6, 2026 04:30
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Oh, I thought 486 was a 16 bit processor. My bad.

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https://lemmy.world/u/just_another_person posted on Apr 6, 2026 04:36
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My Packard Bell will be so sad

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https://sh.itjust.works/u/sorghum posted on Apr 6, 2026 05:04
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That would’ve been the 286. Practically ancient history

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https://lemmy.ca/u/hperrin posted on Apr 6, 2026 05:23
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That’s sad. :(

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https://lemmy.world/u/fallaciousBasis posted on Apr 6, 2026 06:25
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Should have got the Pentium.

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