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minus-squareMidnitte@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 days agoI guess if youre still running Windows 3.1 or 95 you might be a little upset - but these CPUs haven’t been manufactured in nearly 30 years.
minus-squarevaionko@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·7 days agoThey’ve been used in embedded systems until very recently. You can even still buy one.
minus-squareMidnitte@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoYou make a good point about embedded systems, but these chips were discontinued in 2007. Just because you can still buy vacuum tubes, doesn’t mean you should.
I guess if youre still running Windows 3.1 or 95 you might be a little upset - but these CPUs haven’t been manufactured in nearly 30 years.
They’ve been used in embedded systems until very recently. You can even still buy one.
You make a good point about embedded systems, but these chips were discontinued in 2007.
Just because you can still buy vacuum tubes, doesn’t mean you should.