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Curious: are these cores (ao486, z386) technically illegal because of Intel/AMD licensing/copyright/etc? Or has everything relevant expired? Surely the patents

by allenrb 2mo ago

Curious: are these cores (ao486, z386) technically illegal because of Intel/AMD licensing/copyright/etc? Or has everything relevant expired? Surely the patents have but not sure what else comes into play.

wmf 2mo ago
Maybe the microcode is copyrighted.
varispeed 2mo ago
You can't copyright an API (ISA) or schematics (as in the wiring).
anthk 2mo ago
No more than any X86 emulator since forever.