<![CDATA[Linux 7.1 is finally ending support for Intel's 37-year-old 486 processor]]>Linux 7.1 is finally ending support for Intel's 37-year-old 486 processor

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Linux 7.1 is finally ending support for Intel's 37-year-old 486 processor

Sorry to all six people still using one.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/edb0a258-53cc-4594-a06f-60555a089685/linux-7.1-is-finally-ending-support-for-intel-s-37-year-old-486-processorRSS for NodeFri, 17 Apr 2026 20:51:07 GMTThu, 09 Apr 2026 13:57:45 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Linux 7.1 is finally ending support for Intel's 37-year-old 486 processor on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:38:08 GMT]]>@nixCraft that reminds me how I did in fact install some Linux distro on a 486 DX4/100 back in the day 😅

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ioc.exchange/users/xfranky/statuses/116380446798906004https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ioc.exchange/users/xfranky/statuses/116380446798906004Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:38:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Linux 7.1 is finally ending support for Intel's 37-year-old 486 processor on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:56:22 GMT]]>@nixCraft This sort of planned obsolescence can not stand! 😉

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/ap/users/116313317280088705/statuses/116375799918742990https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/ap/users/116313317280088705/statuses/116375799918742990Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:56:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Linux 7.1 is finally ending support for Intel's 37-year-old 486 processor on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:51:37 GMT]]>@jcnotwit @nixCraft
Maybe Linux Mint 19.3 was the last of that distro to support 32 bits, even on a Pentium.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/raymaccarthy/statuses/116375545295574235https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/raymaccarthy/statuses/116375545295574235Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:51:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Linux 7.1 is finally ending support for Intel's 37-year-old 486 processor on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:47:36 GMT]]>@nixCraft nooooooo

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/windsheep/statuses/116375529463539421https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/windsheep/statuses/116375529463539421Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:47:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Linux 7.1 is finally ending support for Intel's 37-year-old 486 processor on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:07:52 GMT]]>@nixCraft It's all about the Pentiums

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/z3r0fox/statuses/116375373263945672https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/z3r0fox/statuses/116375373263945672Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:07:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Linux 7.1 is finally ending support for Intel's 37-year-old 486 processor on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:05:09 GMT]]>@jcnotwit @nixCraft actually i386 was my first Linux computer back in 90s. 🙂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://f.cz/ap/users/115531591970190639/statuses/116375362564165301https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://f.cz/ap/users/115531591970190639/statuses/116375362564165301Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:05:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Linux 7.1 is finally ending support for Intel's 37-year-old 486 processor on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:57:23 GMT]]>@nixCraft A 486 running linux was my first web/mail server (on a nailed dial-up line, at that).

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://techhub.social/users/kaitou/statuses/116375332017943568https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://techhub.social/users/kaitou/statuses/116375332017943568Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:57:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Linux 7.1 is finally ending support for Intel's 37-year-old 486 processor on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:43:37 GMT]]>@nixCraft I remember a friend of mine being out-of-this-world excited when he ditched his old rig with a 386SX processor for a self-built system with a 486. What a time.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jcnotwit/statuses/116375277871811098https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jcnotwit/statuses/116375277871811098Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:43:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Linux 7.1 is finally ending support for Intel's 37-year-old 486 processor on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:27:42 GMT]]>@brad @nixCraft

I really feld beeing old when i386 Distributions ended!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://norden.social/users/coastgnu/statuses/116375215328101227https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://norden.social/users/coastgnu/statuses/116375215328101227Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:27:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Linux 7.1 is finally ending support for Intel's 37-year-old 486 processor on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:14:22 GMT]]>@nixCraft the first computer I ever installed linux on was a pentium 1. Does that make me young now?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/lhengstmengel/statuses/116375162889386668https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/lhengstmengel/statuses/116375162889386668Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:14:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Linux 7.1 is finally ending support for Intel's 37-year-old 486 processor on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:07:11 GMT]]>@nixCraft dang it. now i finally have to buy new hardware 😕

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/leisefuxx/statuses/116375134601927288https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/leisefuxx/statuses/116375134601927288Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:07:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Linux 7.1 is finally ending support for Intel's 37-year-old 486 processor on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:06:27 GMT]]>@nixCraft I get it, I'm old 😂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://1040ste.net/users/brad/statuses/116375131767230313https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://1040ste.net/users/brad/statuses/116375131767230313Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:06:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Linux 7.1 is finally ending support for Intel's 37-year-old 486 processor on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:05:22 GMT]]>@nixCraft It feels like it came out yesterday

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/AtanasE/statuses/116375127499294150https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/AtanasE/statuses/116375127499294150Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:05:22 GMT