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Re: real-i386 (was Re: i386 requalification for etch)



On Thu, Nov 03, 2005 at 02:38:51AM -0800, Nick Jacobs said
> In-Reply-To=<200510091703.28199.neroden@twcny.rr.com>
> 
> 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? While slightly degrading performance for
> the 99.99999% of x86 users who have Pentium/Athlon/or
> better?

I don't know if they're still made or not, but they are certainly still
being put into new devices (I've not seen one running Debian, though).

-rob
-- 
That's all I wanted to do - rollerskate.



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