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> Why the expectation of a monotonically increasing version number if intel has almost never done it before? "Almost never" except for 8086/80286/80386/80486,
by msla 7y ago
> Why the expectation of a monotonically increasing version number if intel has almost never done it before?
"Almost never" except for 8086/80286/80386/80486, you mean.
But who remembers those obscurities?
- throw0101a 7y agoPentium 2/3/4: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium
- msla 7y agoAnd the "Pentium" itself, arguably, being a "penta-" name coming after the 80486. But the Pentium broke the numbering scheme to an extent, with the Pentium Pro wedged between the Pentium and Pentium II.