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@krutonium because it necessitates gracefully moving threads to one core and most power saving techniques like dynamic clocking that are done transparently by the CPU are more effectively.

  • The switch is for something like a #Vortex86 EX2 or DX3 which don't have CnQ, EIST and other fancy powersaving techniques but run at constant speeds through from power-on to power-off!
www.vortex86.comVortex86The Vortex86 SoC series are 32-bit x86-architecture microprocessors that are compatible with Windows, Linux and most popular 32-bit Real Time Operating Systems.
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@timixretroplays yeah, I guess this shows @rasteri build this before businesses started upgrading tech.

I wished DM&P / ICOP would increase production or that there was an easier way to get other #ix86 SBCs from like #VIA (remember when they made #CUP|s?) or some #embedded variants from #Intel or #AMD.

#DOSBOX or similar do work well, but they don't provide the necessary I/O for a lot of use-cases.

Maybe you can drop in a different #Vortex86 which also has #ISA?

  • I know there are also Vortex86EX2 and others that may be an option...
GitHubGitHub - OS-1337/tiny486: Reference System for OS/1337 on i486Reference System for OS/1337 on i486. Contribute to OS-1337/tiny486 development by creating an account on GitHub.
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@cleverboi @FandaSin @BrodieOnLinux @neal as for #i386 I understood why cuz it was more and more painful m, but the problem with #i486 is that in several #embedded and #industrial setups there are still newly deloyed systems based off it.

I.e. #Vortex86 #SoC's cuz #MSDOS and shit still gets used in #industrial equipment.

  • And #Linux is kinda necessary to keep that rollin'...

Linux stopped supporting i386 with versions 3.4.99 (longterm) & 3.6.9 respectably.

  • And unlike with i386 where none of the toolchain (#musl) and utilities (#toybox) supoort it, i486 is still supported there.

And I really want to continue developing a minimalist "rescue" distro that can handle such legacy hardware because it may be the only option to ddrescue stuff from certain systems or to properly & reproduceably backup & restore them!

GitHubOS1337/docu/linux.kernel.versions.tsv at main · OS-1337/OS1337OS/1337 Project . Contribute to OS-1337/OS1337 development by creating an account on GitHub.