For reference as to how certain Tanenbaum was that x86 was dead, he also remarked in that debate that if Linus Torvalds was his student, "Writing a new OS only

For reference as to how certain Tanenbaum was that x86 was dead, he also remarked in that debate that if Linus Torvalds was his student, "Writing a new OS only for the 386 in 1991 gets you your second 'F' for this term. But if you do real well on the final exam, you can still pass the course." Turns out x86 had at least 30 years and counting of life left in it, regardless of what the academics thought...