Re: [NF] C=64 on the internet

That's pretty funny Ted!!! My fav comment/feature they mention is: Twitter from your Commodore! Now that's AWESOME! -K- On 1/6/2018 3:36 PM, Ted Roche wrote: On Sat, Jan 6, 2018 at 1:27 PM, Alan Bourke wrote: Can software fix a hardware design fault? No, but you

[NF] C=64 on the internet

On Sat, Jan 6, 2018 at 1:27 PM, Alan Bourke wrote: > Can software fix a hardware design fault? No, but you can work potentially > around it by causing the processor to work in a different way. > > Also connecting a C64 to the internet is easier than you might think. > >

Re: [NF] Meltdown and Spectre CPU Flaw Information

Can software fix a hardware design fault? No, but you can work potentially around it by causing the processor to work in a different way. Also connecting a C64 to the internet is easier than you might think. -- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm On Sat, 6 Jan 2018, at 3:20

Re: [NF] Meltdown and Spectre CPU Flaw Information

Yes - I guess I could have answered my own question. I was mostly shocked at the concept. And - no - its SO Damn Cold up here in the NorthEast right now - that even Google is Frozen and doesn't work!!! :-) -K- On 1/6/2018 12:39 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: On Jan 6, 2018, at 10:57 AM, Kurt at

Re: [NF] Meltdown and Spectre CPU Flaw Information

On Jan 6, 2018, at 10:57 AM, Kurt at VR-FX wrote: > Will admit - I never heard of this RowHammer concept! Is it for Real? I > suspect so... Oh, they don't have Google in your area? Too bad! http://lmgtfy.com/?q=rowhammer -- Ed Leafe --- StripMime Report --

Re: [NF] Meltdown and Spectre CPU Flaw Information

Ed - that comic is pretty wild! Will admit - I never heard of this RowHammer concept! Is it for Real? I suspect so... -K- On 1/5/2018 3:20 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: On Jan 5, 2018, at 9:00 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: Here’s an excellent explanation of the problem, and how the exploits

Re: [NF] Meltdown and Spectre CPU Flaw Information

> On Sat, Jan 6, 2018 at 4:38 AM, AndyHC wrote: > >> Well ... if you *need* to believe that software can patch hardware design >> faults > It turns out, Microsoft very much agrees with Andy: "6. Why aren't Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2012 platforms

Re: [NF] Meltdown and Spectre CPU Flaw Information

Well, actually, he geek-splains... On Sat, Jan 6, 2018 at 4:38 AM, AndyHC wrote: > On 06-Jan-2018 1:50 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: >> >> On Jan 5, 2018, at 9:00 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: >> And, of course, the required xkcd take on things: >> >>

Re: [NF] Meltdown and Spectre CPU Flaw Information

This is similar to the old "What came first, viruses or antivirus software?" Laurie On 6 January 2018 at 09:38, AndyHC wrote: > On 06-Jan-2018 1:50 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: > >> On Jan 5, 2018, at 9:00 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: >> And, of course, the

Re: [NF] Meltdown and Spectre CPU Flaw Information

On 06-Jan-2018 1:50 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: On Jan 5, 2018, at 9:00 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: And, of course, the required xkcd take on things: https://xkcd.com/1938/ -- Ed Leafe Well ... if you *need* to believe that software can patch hardware design faults and you also