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byxack ( 5304745 ) writes:
Luckily Linux works on "end of support" computers and "low ram" ones so you can keep using existing computers until the AI fad blows over.
byunixisc ( 2429386 ) writes:
I doubt that will be the case once Linux completely drops 32-bit support, which is what all those retro-computers would need
byTargon ( 17348 ) writes:
64 bit processors have been around in x86 land since the Athlon 64 first came out in 2003, so and there will continue to be 32 bit distributions of Linux for at least another ten years.
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byunixisc ( 2429386 ) writes:
Except that 3 months ago, they already announced plans to phase out 32-bit support for Linux. They're doing that, and FreeBSD has dropped 32-bit support starting version 15. In fact, the fact that 64-bit versions of the OS have been around since the mid 00s has given them even more reason to end 32-bit support
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