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It was dropping 32 bit builds this gen, the next one will be maybe some secure boot nonsense like Windows required for 11, or whatever-thing compatibility. Ther

It was dropping 32 bit builds this gen, the next one will be maybe some secure boot nonsense like Windows required for 11, or whatever-thing compatibility. There's always some random excuse.

digdugdirk 3y ago
Agreed. If we'd just stuck with the Motorola 68000, we wouldn't have to worry about any of this nonsense.
- moffkalast 3y ago
  You joke, but the MC68000 is actually still in wide use haha. At some point we'll have 32 bit microcontrollers that are fast enough and have enough memory to run what will then be modern linux distros and we'll be sorry that we deprecated everything related to it. Or maybe everything will just be 64 bit from now onward, idk.
  - dboreham 3y ago
    Rooting the singing greeting cards sounds fun. Although presumably they'll be e-ink field programmable AI cards by then.
  - p_l 3y ago
    A commonly used BMC chip still has 68k inside, though no longer as main CPU they are sometimes still used.