6 Jan
2018
6 Jan
'18
6:27 p.m.
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 PM, Ted Roche wrote:
> > On Sat, Jan 6, 2018 at 4:38 AM, AndyHC andy@hawthorncottage.com 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
> getting an update? When can customers expect the fix?"
>
> "Addressing a hardware vulnerability with a software update presents
> significant challenges with some operating systems requiring extensive
> architectural changes. Microsoft continues to work with affected chip
> manufacturers and investigate the best way to provide mitigations."
>
> from:
>
> https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/ADV180002
>
>
> I encourage you to re-read the two questions and the non-answer.
>
> --
> Ted Roche
> Ted Roche & Associates, LLC
> http://www.tedroche.com
>
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