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Re:So you want to build an embedded Linux system? (2020) by foxfluff on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @07:15PM (#30280740)
The question is then, should we start calling modern Intel CPUs microcontrollers? That's bound to cause even more confusion.

If anything, the things people today refer to as microcontrollers have more to do with your legacy microprocessor than they have with a high end CPU or SoC.

What's the right term to use?

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Re:So you want to build an embedded Linux system? (2020) by blueflow on Thursday February 10, 2022 @03:49AM (#30283781)
At least don't redefine "Microprocessor" in a way that it does not include the 8086, the one that made the it popular. Its nonsensical.
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