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by buttocks 8 hours ago
I wonder why the 486 DX is supported but not the SX. How is the math coprocessing unit necessary for kernel and basic system tools?
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The distro would have to include FP emulation software for the 486 SX, which is a big chunk of code if a floppy disk is all you have to work with.

Also, some system tools need FP support (like df).