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Episode Synopsis
This week sees Intel's i386 processor turn 40. Launched in October 1985 the processor opened the way to Windows 3.0 & Linux.
Originally labeled 80836, With a clock speed of 12MHz, 16, 20 & 25 MHz versions came later.
A 33MHz version was released on April 10th, 1989 with the chip eventually being renamed i386 with both SX and DX variations, the processor could work with both 16-bit and 32-bit busses.
Support for the i386 fell away with Windows 95 being the last Windows 9x version to support the i386DX while Debian dropped support for the i386 in 2005 with it being completely removed in 2007 from Debian.
Welcome to episode 8 of the Crystal Carrier Wave.
Along with the 40th anniversary of the i386 processor, this week also marks the 40th anniversary of the Hayes +++ escape sequence patent on 22nd October 1985.
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Originally labeled 80836, With a clock speed of 12MHz, 16, 20 & 25 MHz versions came later.
A 33MHz version was released on April 10th, 1989 with the chip eventually being renamed i386 with both SX and DX variations, the processor could work with both 16-bit and 32-bit busses.
Support for the i386 fell away with Windows 95 being the last Windows 9x version to support the i386DX while Debian dropped support for the i386 in 2005 with it being completely removed in 2007 from Debian.
Welcome to episode 8 of the Crystal Carrier Wave.
Along with the 40th anniversary of the i386 processor, this week also marks the 40th anniversary of the Hayes +++ escape sequence patent on 22nd October 1985.
For those wanting some nostalgic icons on Windows, you can still find pifmgr.dll icons under Windows 11.
Microsoft releases an emergency fix that solves a bug in Windows Recovery that disables USB devices and AWS admits more services broke as it recovered from data center outage.
Support the show, become an Insider, your support helps keep the lights on and the show improving.
If you have anything you’d like to share or comment on, email podcast .at. zl4kj .dot. nz, I would love to hear from you. Alternatively you can Send a Voice Message
The Intel i386, which changed personal computing forever, turns 40 years old
NASA to open Artemis III contract to competition
Microsoft's ancient icon library still lurks in Windows 11
YouTube’s likeness detection has arrived to help stop AI doppelgängers
Did Microsoft just tease that the next Xbox is a PC and console?
Microsoft rushes out emergency fix for Windows 11 bug that stops PCs recovering from boot failures
AWS admits more services broke as it recovered from outage
Cifas exposes dozens of email addresses in invite mishap
Amazon joins the atomic age with a billion-dollar plan to power its cloud and AI ambitions through nuclear energy
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