Am 2004-05-17 02:00:06, schrieb Marco d'Itri:
>On May 16, Francesco Paolo Lovergine <frankie@debian.org> wrote:
>
>> Are you joking or what? What when Intel processors
>> will require the OS loading binary-only firmware to work in fully operational
>> mode?
>They already require updating the microcode at boot time to fix bugs.
>And think about Transmeta CPUs too.
I think, fixing bugs in a CPU is less expensive as buying
a new CPU or codeing some routines in Linux....
>ciao, |
>Marco | [6303 baghvhn7MUNh.]
Have a nice day
Michelle
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