(https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/595px-Intel_i386DX_251.jpg) (http://vid.geekazine.com/dith/uploads/2012/10/595px-Intel_i386DX_251-297x300.jpg)Intel 80386DX released October 17,1985 1985– Intel (http://dayintechhistory.com/tag/intel)released the 80386 DX processor. The 275,000 transistor chip was a big jump from the 20 MHz 286. It contained the ability to address up to 4 GB of memory and had a bigger instruction set.  The chip would be released, but most people wouldn’t see the processor until Spring of 1986Interesting enough – the 386 chip was finally discontinued in the Fall of 2007. The chip was used after personal computer days to power many embedded systems. Subcribe to Day In Tech History: RSS Feed (http://www.dayintechhistory.com/feed/podcast) - iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/day-in-tech-history/id327099657) - Google Play (https://goo.gl/app/playmusic?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Iz4h5tnpyty3omnj2ocsmbwebdm?t%3DDay_in_Tech_History) - Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2h2mJroRvE5FkTyIQAtpkf)Twitter (http://twitter.com/dayintechhist) - Facebook (http://Facebook.com/dayintechhistory) - RSS Bandwidth by Cachefly (http://www.cachefly.com/) Get a 14 Day Trial Be a Part of the Sconnie Geek Nation! (http://patreon.com/geekazine) In Wisconsin, friends are called "Sconnies". Even if you're not from Wisconsin, you can be part of the Sconnie Geek Nation through my coverage! By pledging, you join the Geek Sconnie Nation! Plus, you help me cover costs so I can continue the coverage of Gadget tech, music tech, and geek culture through the shows. * Texas Instruments “afternoon with TI management”* IMDB is formed (sort of)* Apple (http://dayintechhistory.com/tag/apple)released Mac OS 8.5