From:	"A. Jans-Beken" <jansb000 AT wxs DOT nl>
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Subject:	Re: Why did ID choose DJGPP for Quake?
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> 386 PCs? No. Their BIOSes probably have the century bug.

I have heard that 386 is still used in (and produced for) embedded
systems.

I have no real example, but I know from my own experience that military
and medical equipment often uses "old" processors because they perform
in a reliable way (since all bugs are known).

Can someone confirm this?

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