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Linux pulls support for ancient CPU — unsurprisingly, Linus Torvald says there is 'zero real reason' to keep a 37-year-old Intel 486 CPU going

Intel 486 CPU.
  • Linux kernel developers have removed support for the Intel 486 CPU
  • Linus Torvalds says there is zero real reason to maintain 486 compatibility
  • Ingo Molnar authored patches eliminating 486-related configuration options in Linux kernels

Linux kernel developers have begun removing support for the Intel 486 CPU, a processor first introduced in 1989.

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