alt Hacker NewsThe 486 chip came out in 1989. The 586 came out in 1993.
The pace of change ("practically obsolete") is different then and now.
The 486 chip came out in 1989. The 586 came out in 1993.
The pace of change ("practically obsolete") is different then and now.
That's kind of wild. Our first PC was a an IBM PS/2 486SX 33Mhz, 4MB RAM, that was purchased in 1993.