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Intel 486 CPU announced April 10, 1989

  • Dave Farquhar--Homeip.net
  • published date: 2026-04-10 12:03:34 UTC

The killer app for the 486 didn't come out until a year or so later

Intel announced the 486 CPU at Comdex on April 10, 1989. It was an expensive chip, priced at $950 each in quantities of 1,000. I thought it would be fun to look back at what the magazines at the time… [+5353 chars]