ReactOS for embedded systems.

[davefilms]

Did you know that a Intel 486 clone CPU is still in production? Yes, a company in Taiwan makes Vortex86 486 1gigahertz CPU for embedded systems. Mainly for industrial use in professional kitchens. https://www.vortex86.com/products/Vortex86EX

This might be a good fit for ReactOS. The manufacturer says that their product is 32 bit and comparable with WindowsXP and CE, but ships with DOS.

[dizt3mp3r]

I do not believe that ReactOS runs on any 486 regardless of speed due to missing essential instructions

[EmuandCo]

If it really allows to run XP, then it's at least a 586 though. There was quite some decompile needed to run XP on a 486.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqsKbE0qH2I

[dark]

Did you know that a Intel 486 clone CPU is still in production? Yes, a company in Taiwan makes Vortex86 486 1gigahertz CPU for embedded systems. Mainly for industrial use in professional kitchens. https://www.vortex86.com/products/Vortex86EX

This might be a good fit for ReactOS. The manufacturer says that their product is 32 bit and comparable with WindowsXP and CE, but ships with DOS.

Still plenty of factories around the world that depend on DOS, so not surprising in the least someone is still producing 486 chips.

[Dideved1971]

Legacy systems need stable, low-power CPUs, and ReactOS could be a great fit for that niche.

[dizt3mp3r]

Still plenty of factories around the world that depend on DOS, so not surprising in the least someone is still producing 486 chips.

Tens of thousands.