Alphane Moon@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agoNew Linux Patches Propose Removing Support For Old i486 & Early i586 CPUswww.phoronix.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: linux@programming.dev
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkNew Linux Patches Propose Removing Support For Old i486 & Early i586 CPUswww.phoronix.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square20fedilinkcross-posted to: linux@programming.dev
minus-squareNollij@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 hours agoThey were named pent-ium because they were 586. Of course, the name lasted a lot longer than the technical reasons. The Pentium Pro was i686.
They were named pent-ium because they were 586. Of course, the name lasted a lot longer than the technical reasons.
The Pentium Pro was i686.