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A couple of weeks ago I went to see a lecture by Harvard prof Richard Tedlow on how Intel changed the industry with the launch of it’s 386 processor. I wasn’t sure this was going to be all that ...

The next version of Linux will not support Intel 386 processors. That's bad news if you haven't upgraded your machine in, oh, 20 years or so, but other than for the sake of nostalgia (and to give ...

Intel’s 386 CPU is notable for being its first x86 CPU to use so-called standard cell logic, which swapped the taping out of individual transistors with wiring up standardized functional blocks. This ...

SAN FRANCISCO — One of the most lucrative monopolies in American industry was finally broken last week when Advanced Micro Devices formally rolled out its long-awaited clone of Intel’s 386 ...

Launched back in 1985, the venerable i386 processor has served countless PC users around the globe long and well, but recently the developers of the Linux kernel decided to drop support for it. “This ...

If you're the type of person that not only heavily uses the Linux platform, but also has a bunch of very old processors lying around for everyday use, you'll be disappointed to know that Linux has ...

Almost 30 years after it debuted, the 386 chip from Intel may no longer be able to run the next kernel of the Linux operating system. Developer Ingo Molnar said support for the 386 chip, which debuted ...