TrèsFluke6d ago

I compiled my first Linux kernels on a 486.

I recall I would set it to compile a kernel build, and go for a walk to pick up lunch at Subway. By the time I'd get home it would be just about finished.

#Linux

https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/06/patch_to_end_i486_support/

Patch to end i486 support hits Linux kernel merge queue

: After a year of patchwork, maintainers look ready to start retiring 486-class CPUs

The Register
Show threadGary Houston
@TresFluke I had a 33MHz 486, 8MB RAM, ~220 MB hard drive. One of the nicknames of Emacs was "eight megabytes and constantly swapping."
Apr 7 at 12:27pmWeb
Show threadTrèsFluke5d ago
@ghouston Ah yes the editor that thinks it's an operating system.