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oso2k on Nov 19, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: 80386DX ISA single board microcomputer

386, 486 embedded chips were widely produced as SOCs but they’re embedded in places you probably wouldn’t look for them. Which is why they’re SOCs. :) 586 and semi 686 compatibles are still available in certain quantities.

Today, a Pi0W could emulate anything up to a low end 486, Pi0-2W/CM3 could do about 486DX-100/low end Pentium.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_former_IA-32_compati...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8fSdLKx5HlU

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6cXdWMOl8QE&t=241s

agumonkey on Nov 19, 2021 [–]

Aren't there 486 class cpus in space ? I thought they made radiation hardened designs that were sufficient for their needs.

oso2k on Nov 19, 2021 | [–]

Yes, 386 and 486. MIPS CPUs are more common.

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