Linus' original plan was to write Linux to learn every feature of the i386. Compatibility with other systems came later. See the message from Linus Benedict To

Linus' original plan was to write Linux to learn every feature of the i386. Compatibility with other systems came later. See the message from Linus Benedict Torvalds on 26/08/1991 https://groups.google.com/g/comp.os.minix/c/dlNtH7RRrGA/m/SwRavCzVE7gJ?pli=1 https://groups.google.com/g/comp.os.minix/c/dlNtH7RRrGA/m/Sw...