The core is 12 years old. The reason it has stuck around so long is that it's the only really single-core *TI processor left. That means it's dead cheap for t

The core is 12 years old. The reason it has stuck around so long is that it's the only really single-core *TI processor left. That means it's dead cheap for the amount of performance you can pull out of it, not unlike 4-core computer processors. It is indeed on its way out but I'm going to miss it.