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In article <MUMFORD.95Nov15135655@mango>
Philip Mumford <mumford@mango> wrote:
> In article <48blp5$b5p@express.ior.com> "Lance M Hillier, Sr" <lhillier@on-ramp.ior.com> writes:
> 
> >  An observant gentleman from Intel (see below) gave me the straight scoop 
> >  on
> >  the status of the 486 chip manufacture (last time I listen to my 
> >  wholesaler).
> >  
> >  >>-----
> >  >Intel still makes i486(tm) processors, and has no plans to discontinue.
> >  >We aren't pushing them though, for obvious reasons.
> >  >
> >  >Nick Paizis
> >  >Intel Corp
> >  >Not an official spokesman
> >  >
> I wonder if there are any ongoing military projects which were designed using
> 486, 386 or even 286 processors? As the lead time for such projects is often a
> number of years, maybe Intel *has* to keep at least a small scale capability
> for manufacture of these chips. Also I'm sure there are many commercial embedded
> systems which use these chips. Someone must make them!
> 
> Just a thought!
> 
> Phil.

Yes, the Intel 486 chip is used in the Boeing 777 Flight Control System along 
with the Motorola 68040 (Macintosh) and an AMD chip to reduce the risk of 
'common mode' failure.  
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