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		LtWorf 19 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I can't upgrade to Windows 11, now leave me alone Except linux still runs on 486 but windows requires a 5 year old machine?

charcircuit 19 days ago [–]

486 support was dropped over a decade ago back in 2013 in Linux 3.8.

LtWorf 18 days ago | [–]

Are you seriously saying that linux and windows have the same minimal requirements?

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