The venerable Intel 486 was released in 1989 as the successor to the extremely popular Intel 386. It was the minimum recommended processor for Windows 98. (Surprisingly, the Windows 95 minimum was ...

Despite the apparently futility of the exercise, a challenge is a challenge, and getting Windows XP working on an Intel 486 processor from 1989 is certainly that - and it was one undertaken by a ...

I still remember the little cardboard box, foam packaging, gold pins, and slightly-earthy smell of my first Intel 486 DX2-66 CPU (pictured right). I had owned 286- and 386-powered PCs before, ...

This miniature Intel 486 computer runs Windows 95, but not much else 100 MHz doesn't go far in 2023 By Shawn Knight May 8, 2023, 11:25 13 comments. Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.

Still, 486 systems were simply too underpowered to run XP, which needed at least a Pentium-class processor from the 586 generation - or any compatible chip that ran at 233MHz or higher. Meanwhile ...

Intel's glass substrate processors. Intel. Similarly, the interconnects between components will see up to a tenfold increase in density, allowing for higher communication speed and more bandwidth ...