Enthusiast gets Windows XP running on an i486 — merging two dinosaurs from different eras

A retro computing enthusiast has managed to get Windows XP running on an Intel 486 PC system. As Vaseline clouds the lens of history, you might be forgiven for thinking there was some crossover between these eras, but no, they launched over a decade apart.

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/enthusiast-gets-windows-xp-running-on-an-i486

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