#Processors

2025-07-01

Did you know that the 'NT' in Windows NT stood for "Nine Ten"?

The intended core platform for the OS was the then-expected Intel i910 RISC processor, which was to be the rebranded moniker for the i860 that can be found in the wild. *

It never came to be due to the i860s terrible handling of context switching -- a capability that a CPU for a multitasking, multiuser workstation OS must be able to do _very_efficiently_. The i860 wasn't.

youtube.com/watch?v=WTkFGZqVCM

*** EDIT: Several have pointed to sources indicating differently that NT stood for N10, which was the codename for the i860, so -- N10, N-Ten > NT.

#TIL #WindowsNT #Windows #Intel #i860 #i910 #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #OS #techhistory #RISC #x86 #processors #computers #computinghistory #Microsoft

2025-06-18

El 16 de junio de 1988, Intel lanzó al mercado el procesador i386SX de 32 bits, de bajo costo, pero el estándar eran 16 bits lo que complicaba el rendimiento. Luego fue rebautizado como 386DX

2025-05-13

Researchers at ETH Zurich identified new #Vulnerabilities in Intel #Processors that enable users to bypass barriers and access the entire processor memory through quick, repeated attacks. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

ETH Zurich researchers discove...

Wizards Anonymouscrft
2025-05-08

Is there a place to find a list of that are 5nm or smaller and 5W or lower? Bonus points if they list all and

Mr Tech Kingmrtechking
2025-04-25

Surprise Intel seeing huge demand for older Raptor Lake CPUs, not the fancy new AI ones. Turns out most people arent paying extra for AI, especially with recession jitters. Good enough beats bleeding edge right now.

Older Intel Chips Gain Favor Amid Tariff and AI Cost Fears

Linux 6.16 will warn users about outdated Intel microcode

Intel is routinely releasing new microcode for their processors to improve the processor’s performance and to fix critical issues, especially when dealing with security vulnerabilities that may be found in old microcode versions. This is to ensure that your system becomes more secure than before by eliminating security vulnerabilities.

A patch has been queued to the Linux kernel tip repository that will make its way to the Linux 6.16 kernel. It warns the user on boot that the microcode version for the processor is old and that it needs to be updated to ensure security. Userspace applications can determine whether your computer is using the old microcode via the /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/old_microcode file.

The kernel, if running in the old microcode, will be tainted with the TAINT_CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC flag, making it more difficult for kernel bugs that have to do with the old microcode to be reported directly to the bug tracker. The implementation relies on a manually-maintained list of processors found in the intel-ucode-defs.h file. It contains a list of structures that contain the following variables:

  • flags: List of flags (always X86_CPU_ID_FLAG_ENTRY_VALID)
  • vendor: Processor vendor (always X86_VENDOR_INTEL)
  • family: Processor family (usually 0x6 or 0xf)
  • model: Processor model
  • steppings: Processor stepping
  • driver_data: Processor microcode ID as an integer

Not only that, but all processors that are running on a debug microcode (that is, microcode ID with the 31st bit set to 1) are considered to be old.

We advise you to update your processor’s microcode to the latest version to ensure that there are no security vulnerabilities present.

#intel #Kernel #Linux #LinuxKernel #Microcode #news #processor #processors #Tech #Technology #update

Knowledge Zonekzoneind@mstdn.social
2025-04-18

#Math #Stories: The Moment A Famous #Mathematician Woke Up : Medium

#Device enables direct #Communication among multiple #Quantum #Processors : MIT

#Spaghetti #Science: What #Pasta reveals about the #Universe : BBC

Check our latest #KnowledgeLinks

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2025-04-17

alojapan.com/1249966/brompton- Brompton powers LED displays at ‘futuristic’ Expo 2025 Osaka #Aoto #barco #Brompton #InfiledLed #LedDisplays #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #processors #大阪 #大阪府 Tessera LED processors deployed for AOTO and INFiLED LED screens at 184-day global event showcasing tech’s impact on the future, which opened April 13, in Yumeshima, Osaka Bay, Japan Brompton Technology has announced its role in powering the LED displays at Expo 2025 Osaka, which…

Brompton powers LED displays at 'futuristic' Expo 2025 Osaka
Winbuzzerwinbuzzer
2025-04-15

AMD has achieved a 2nm silicon milestone with its EPYC 'Venice' CPU, built on TSMC's N2 process, marking a leap for high-performance computing

winbuzzer.com/2025/04/15/amd-a

2025-04-11

MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ is a flagship processor with slightly higher top CPU speeds than the 9400, faster AI performance, Bluetooth and WiFi enhancements. #MediaTek #Dimensity9400Plus #Processors mediatek.com/press-room/mediat

2025-03-29
The Toronto recursive history project of Toronto's recursive history

This plaque was commemorated on October 10, 2018, to commemorate its own commemoration. Plaques like this one are an integral part of the campaign to support more plaques like this one. By reading this plaque, you have made a valuable addition to the number of people who have read this plaque. To this day and up to the end of this sentence, this plaque continues to be read by people like yourself.

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Fabrizio BenedettiscienceFab@mstdn.science
2025-03-08

Europe bets once again on RISC-V for supercomputing sovereignty
theregister.com/2025/03/07/dar
#processors #europe

Jux 🏳️‍⚧️& - eyes forever on the sunsetJuxGD@catodon.social
2025-02-21

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every CPU under the sun
is this true? bc in all the specs pages for the AMD Ryzen 7 6800H i read, there was no mention of IOMMU or AMD-Vi support. is that just a given so there's no need, am i dumb, or am i right?

#informationtechology #computers #processors #cpu #amd #ryzen #virtualmachines #virtualization

Jure Repinc :linux: :kde:JRepin@mstdn.io
2025-01-27

Inside SiFive’s P550 Microarchitecture
🔗 old.chipsandcheese.com/2025/01

"The P550 is a 3-wide out-of-order core with a 13 stage pipeline. Out-of-order execution lets the core move past a stalled instruction to extract instruction level parallelism. It’s critical for achieving high performance because cache and memory latency can be significant limiters for modern CPUs."

#RISCV #RISC_V #ComputerArchitecture #CPU #CPUs #Processor #Processors #Hardware #ComputerHardware #Eswin #EC7700X #SiFive #P550

Mix Mistress Alice💄MixMistressAlice@todon.eu
2025-01-20

One must be such a nitwit for using any ARM-based processors while being a transphobe.
Same, if you're having interest in cipher or mathematical models of computation while being an homophobe.
You'd be nowhere without Sophie Wilson or Alan Turing.

#ignorance #ComputingHistory #ARM #ARMarchitecture #processors #computing #transsexual #engineer #scientist #SophieWilson #AlanTuring

kcnickersonkcnickerson
2025-01-19

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