Investigating SSMEC’s (State Micro) 486s with the UCA

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 26, 2024 7:10 am    Post subject: Investigating SSMEC’s (State Micro) 486s with the UCA Reply with quote

The Universal Chip Analyzer uncovered the mystery behind SM486 CPUs. Are they exact Intel clones or something more?
These rare chips hint at a deeper story involving Chinese foundries and long-term maintenance...

Read More: https://x86.fr/investigating-ssmecs-state-micro-486s-with-the-uca/

(Come from here: https://www.cpu-world.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=39069) Smile

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 26, 2024 7:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

xsecret.
Cool job and great informational article!
Thank you.

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 26, 2024 9:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The SM486 did not just surfaced in 2024, they emerged in Chinese collector's community long before that.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 26, 2024 10:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, they're 10+ years old. But they were unobtainium (at least in the EU/US) until many of them were put on sales some weeks ago.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 02, 2024 4:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nice nice article! Smile
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 03, 2024 12:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

a very interesting story, thankyou
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 03, 2024 4:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Someone posted an interesting link in the comment section
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 05, 2024 7:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the article, now I know I have something special. Laughing

Some forum members saw the picture of JSC386DX33, which is mentioned in the link under the article. It cannot be found via waybackmachine.com

https://www.cpu-world.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16036

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