MINIX Creator Andrew Tanenbaum Sends Open Letter to Intel Over MINIX Drama

Katanai · Nov 12, 2017

Katanai said:
Serious question: Does anyone know what specific models have this "feature"? I'm not asking only about processors that are out now but since when has this started? It seems that even some of the Core2Duo processors had some form of Intel vPro features. Was this processor present in these CPU's or maybe on the motherboard? Do all i series processors have this in them from the start of the series, or since when?

Well, no one answered my question so I had to do some more research and this seems to be the answer to that: "ME is present on all Intel desktop, mobile (laptop), and server systems since mid 2006."

Vya Domus · Nov 12, 2017

buildzoid said:
Authorities are still people. They aren't infallible and having a permanent backdoor in a system means that when the backdoor gets discovered everyone is screwed. Whether or not the backdoor is discovered is just a matter of time.

Of course a backdoor is a backdoor regardless but handing down all the tools and documentation to everyone sure makes it a hell of a lot harder to keep things safe.

Readlight · Nov 13, 2017

Look like its risky to torn on this machine.
HP Compaq 8200 Elite

System Name	Good enough
Processor	AMD Ryzen R9 7900 - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora Edge
Motherboard	ASRock B650 Pro RS
Cooling	2x 360mm NexXxoS ST30 X-Flow, 1x 360mm NexXxoS ST30, 1x 240mm NexXxoS ST30
Memory	32GB - FURY Beast RGB 5600 Mhz
Video Card(s)	Sapphire RX 7900 XT - Alphacool Eisblock Aurora
Storage	1x Kingston KC3000 1TB 1x Kingston A2000 1TB, 1x Samsung 850 EVO 250GB , 1x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB
Display(s)	LG UltraGear 32GN650-B + 4K Samsung TV
Case	Phanteks NV7
Power Supply	GPS-750C

System Name	Fujitsu Siemens, HP Workstation
Processor	Athlon x2 5000+ 3.1GHz, i5 2400
Motherboard	Asus
Memory	4GB Samsung
Video Card(s)	rx 460 4gb
Storage	750 Evo 250 +2tb
Display(s)	Asus 1680x1050 4K HDR
Audio Device(s)	Pioneer
Power Supply	430W
Mouse	Acme
Keyboard	Trust

MINIX Creator Andrew Tanenbaum Sends Open Letter to Intel Over MINIX Drama

Katanai

Vya Domus

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