Re: real-i386
On Thu, Nov 03, 2005 at 11:35:22AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-11-03 at 12:22 +0100, Florian Weimer wrote:
> > * Nick Jacobs:
> >
> > > You mean, it's seriously been proposed that a
> > > significant amount of work should be done to restore
> > > support for a processor that has not been manufactured
> > > for 10 years?
> >
> > I think AMD still makes them.
>
> If so, they've hidden it on their web site. The Elan is called
> a Am5x86 CPU, and I get the impression that the Geode isn't i386
> either.
>
> Companies *do* make them, though. They are *tiny*, low-power &
> *cheap*. The 386SX is perfect for the embedded market.
Intel still sells 386 DX, SX and others:
http://www.intel.com/design/intarch/intel386/index.htm
Kurt
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