Linux devs starts removing support for 37-year-old Intel 486 CPU — head honcho Linus Torvalds says 'zero real reason' to continue support

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Linux devs starts removing support for 37-year-old Intel 486 CPU — head honcho Linus Torvalds says 'zero real reason' to continue support

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Linux devs start removing support for 37-year-old Intel 486 CPU — head honcho Linus Torvalds says 'zero real reason' to continue support

www.tomshardware.com

Linus Torvalds recently telegraphed that there was ‘zero real reason’ to continue support for these ancient CPUs.

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