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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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