On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:28:49 +0000, Orchid XP v8 wrote:

> I've seen printers and so forth that use old x86 CPUs inside.

You'd be shocked to learn that 8086 and even 8085 processors are still in 
use.  Generally (in my experience) in aviation, where high speed is less 
important than reliability, stability, and the ability to operate without 
generating a lot of heat (which increases the life of the chip).

Jim

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