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on Wednesday January 10 2018, @01:04AM
from the found-at-the-bottom-of-the-closet dept.
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[Yeo Kheng Meng] had a question: what is the oldest x86 processor that is still supported by a modern Linux kernel? Furthermore, is it actually possible to use modern software with this processor? It's a question that surely involves experimentation, staring into the bluescreen abyss of BIOS configurations, and compiling your own kernel. Considering Linux dropped support for the 386 in 2012, the obvious answer is a 486. This supposition was tested, and the results are fantastic. You can, indeed, install a modern Linux on an ancient desktop.
Source: https://hackaday.com/2018/01/07/go-retro-to-build-a-spectre-and-meltdown-proof-x86-desktop/
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(Score: 1) by cwadge on Wednesday January 10 2018, @06:03AM
Management Engine backdoors are a totally different set of problems than Meltdown / Spectre present. Even commodity systems without ME functionality are vulnerable to at least one of the latter two.