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From: "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Linux 32 bit support days are numbered
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2025 21:23:53 +0200
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On 2025-09-03 15:16, Marc Haber wrote:
> The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>> On 03/09/2025 12:37, Marc Haber wrote:
>>> The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>>> My point being that freeDos, CP/M etc still exist. As does SUN solaris,
>>>> Ultrix etc.,
>>>
>>> You can continue running vintage OSses on vintage hardware. It is
>>> expecting much (too much) to expect to run a current OS on vintage
>>> hardware for free.
>>
>> Exactly.
>>
>> 32 bit ARM is still being sold, so 32bit Raspios etc etc is still worth
>> supporting
> 
> If one of the layers stops, the others will follow. Leaving 32bit ARM
> to commercial OSses. Embedded stuff is more often proprietary than you
> may think.
> 
>> But MSDOS still works on an old 8088 computer, and there are all the
>> tools you need to write code for it still around

better FreeDos.

> 
> Computer from 1980, OS from 1990, Tools from 1990. No contradiction.
> 
> Feel free to use OS and tools from 2022 on 32bit ARM even in 2035.
> 


-- 
Cheers, Carlos.