On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 2:32 PM, dmccunney <dennis.mccun...@gmail.com> wrote: [SNIP] >> There is a pervasive bias against anything that isn't "Windows, OS X, >> or Linux", and those (at least in modern, supported versions) don't >> target legacy machines (esp. nothing older than a P4). The trend seems >> to be to eventually obsolete i686 entirely in lieu of AMD64 (and ARMv7 >> or even AArch64 [ARMv8?] or whatnot). > > And why *should* they target legacy machines? Exactly how long is > something supposed to be supported? > > Hardware is steadily smaller, faster, and cheaper. Have fun finding a > new x86 machine these days that *isn't* 64 bit. ARM is still largely > 32 bit, but that's changing too, and we're likely to see 64 bit ARM in > server installations for power savings.
There are still new 32-bit x86 parts being manufactured, notably by Intel for IoT in their Intel Edison/Quark/Galileo platform(s) [0][1][2] and DM&P's 86duino platform [3]. The 86duino even boots FreeDOS. [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Quark [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Edison [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Galileo [3] http://www.86duino.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
