We all need to watch how the 'Meltdown' and 'Spectre' CPU chip problems play out...
We all need to watch how the 'Meltdown' and 'Spectre' CPU chip problems play out...
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I guess we need to keep an eye on this although in the end, there is very little that we can personally do until the tech vendors respond.
Meltdown and Spectre: Here’s what Intel, Apple, Microsoft, others are doing about it
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/01/meltdown-a...
Note that our house is 100% Apple based with my MacPro Laptop, my wife's iMac, our two iPhones (6 and an 8), a pair of iPads, a couple of older iPods and lastly, my Apple Watch.
Meltdown and Spectre: Here’s what Intel, Apple, Microsoft, others are doing about it
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/01/meltdown-a...
Note that our house is 100% Apple based with my MacPro Laptop, my wife's iMac, our two iPhones (6 and an 8), a pair of iPads, a couple of older iPods and lastly, my Apple Watch.
John R. Baker, P.E. (ret)
EX-Product 'Evangelist'
Irvine, CA
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RE: We all need to watch how the 'Meltdown' and 'Spectre' CPU chip problems play out...
RE: We all need to watch how the 'Meltdown' and 'Spectre' CPU chip problems play out...
Microsoft accidentally bricks AMD PCs with Spectre patch
http://appleinsider.com/articles/18/01/08/microsof...
So be warned, if your computer uses an AMD processor, you probably should NOT update your Windows OS.
John R. Baker, P.E. (ret)
EX-Product 'Evangelist'
Irvine, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
The secret of life is not finding someone to live with
It's finding someone you can't live without
RE: We all need to watch how the 'Meltdown' and 'Spectre' CPU chip problems play out...
Very good read.
STF