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Linux 7.1 Expected To Begin Removing i486 CPU Support (www.phoronix.com)

submitted 1 week ago by cm0002@lemy.lol to c/linux@programming.dev

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[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oh, I thought 486 was a 16 bit processor. My bad.

[–] sorghum@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That would've been the 286. Practically ancient history

[–] Tja@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago

And no MMU, so basically impossible to implement real multi tasking.