Alphane Moon@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoNew Linux Patches Propose Removing Support For Old i486 & Early i586 CPUswww.phoronix.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down11cross-posted to: linux@programming.dev
arrow-up159arrow-down1external-linkNew Linux Patches Propose Removing Support For Old i486 & Early i586 CPUswww.phoronix.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square27fedilinkcross-posted to: linux@programming.dev
minus-squareNollij@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day 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.
minus-squarepastermil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 hours agoAh, that’s an interesting piece of information I just learned.
minus-squareGeodad@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 hours agoThat’s a cool bit of computer science trivia.
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.
Ah, that’s an interesting piece of information I just learned.
That’s a cool bit of computer science trivia.