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  1. Hype for the Future 140D: System Requirements for Instruction Set Extensions (Intel x86)

    Introduction Different instruction set extensions require generally different generations of Intel x86 processors. Please note that AVX-512 is only available on select processors in the Intel 11th and 12th generations. Specifications MMX: Pentium MMX or later (except Pentium Pro) SSE: Pentium III SSE2: Pentium 4 SSE3: Pentium 4 “Prescott” (2004) SSSE3: Core 2 Solo/Duo/Quad/Extreme SSE4, SSE4.1: Core 2 “Penryn” (2007/08) SSE4.2: Core “Nehalem” AVX: Core “Sandy […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  2. Hype for the Future 140D: System Requirements for Instruction Set Extensions (Intel x86)

    Introduction Different instruction set extensions require generally different generations of Intel x86 processors. Please note that AVX-512 is only available on select processors in the Intel 11th and 12th generations. Specifications MMX: Pentium MMX or later (except Pentium Pro) SSE: Pentium III SSE2: Pentium 4 SSE3: Pentium 4 “Prescott” (2004) SSSE3: Core 2 Solo/Duo/Quad/Extreme SSE4, SSE4.1: Core 2 “Penryn” (2007/08) SSE4.2: Core “Nehalem” AVX: Core “Sandy […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  3. Hype for the Future 140D: System Requirements for Instruction Set Extensions (Intel x86)

    Introduction Different instruction set extensions require generally different generations of Intel x86 processors. Please note that AVX-512 is only available on select processors in the Intel 11th and 12th generations. Specifications MMX: Pentium MMX or later (except Pentium Pro) SSE: Pentium III SSE2: Pentium 4 SSE3: Pentium 4 “Prescott” (2004) SSSE3: Core 2 Solo/Duo/Quad/Extreme SSE4, SSE4.1: Core 2 “Penryn” (2007/08) SSE4.2: Core “Nehalem” AVX: Core “Sandy […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  4. Hype for the Future 140D: System Requirements for Instruction Set Extensions (Intel x86)

    Introduction Different instruction set extensions require generally different generations of Intel x86 processors. Please note that AVX-512 is only available on select processors in the Intel 11th and 12th generations. Specifications MMX: Pentium MMX or later (except Pentium Pro) SSE: Pentium III SSE2: Pentium 4 SSE3: Pentium 4 “Prescott” (2004) SSSE3: Core 2 Solo/Duo/Quad/Extreme SSE4, SSE4.1: Core 2 “Penryn” (2007/08) SSE4.2: Core “Nehalem” AVX: Core “Sandy […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  5. Hype for the Future 140D: System Requirements for Instruction Set Extensions (Intel x86)

    Introduction Different instruction set extensions require generally different generations of Intel x86 processors. Please note that AVX-512 is only available on select processors in the Intel 11th and 12th generations. Specifications MMX: Pentium MMX or later (except Pentium Pro) SSE: Pentium III SSE2: Pentium 4 SSE3: Pentium 4 “Prescott” (2004) SSSE3: Core 2 Solo/Duo/Quad/Extreme SSE4, SSE4.1: Core 2 “Penryn” (2007/08) SSE4.2: Core “Nehalem” AVX: Core “Sandy […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  6. A very deep dive.

    "This is the story of how Apple made a mistake in the ROM of the Macintosh Classic II that probably should have prevented it from booting, but instead, miraculously, its Motorola MC68030 CPU accidentally prevented a crash and saved the day by executing an undefined instruction."

    downtowndougbrown.com/2025/01/

    #Computers #Microprocessors #InstructionSets #ComputerHistory #RetroComputing

  7. A very deep dive.

    "This is the story of how Apple made a mistake in the ROM of the Macintosh Classic II that probably should have prevented it from booting, but instead, miraculously, its Motorola MC68030 CPU accidentally prevented a crash and saved the day by executing an undefined instruction."

    downtowndougbrown.com/2025/01/

    #Computers #Microprocessors #InstructionSets #ComputerHistory #RetroComputing

  8. A very deep dive.

    "This is the story of how Apple made a mistake in the ROM of the Macintosh Classic II that probably should have prevented it from booting, but instead, miraculously, its Motorola MC68030 CPU accidentally prevented a crash and saved the day by executing an undefined instruction."

    downtowndougbrown.com/2025/01/

    #Computers #Microprocessors #InstructionSets #ComputerHistory #RetroComputing

  9. A very deep dive.

    "This is the story of how Apple made a mistake in the ROM of the Macintosh Classic II that probably should have prevented it from booting, but instead, miraculously, its Motorola MC68030 CPU accidentally prevented a crash and saved the day by executing an undefined instruction."

    downtowndougbrown.com/2025/01/

    #Computers #Microprocessors #InstructionSets #ComputerHistory #RetroComputing

  10. A very deep dive.

    "This is the story of how Apple made a mistake in the ROM of the Macintosh Classic II that probably should have prevented it from booting, but instead, miraculously, its Motorola MC68030 CPU accidentally prevented a crash and saved the day by executing an undefined instruction."

    downtowndougbrown.com/2025/01/

    #Computers #Microprocessors #InstructionSets #ComputerHistory #RetroComputing

  11. Nice. An RFC for the Linux Kernel BPF Instruction Set Architecture.

    "BPF [...] is a technology with origins in the Linux kernel that can run untrusted programs in a privileged context such as an operating system kernel."

    rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9669.htm

    See this write-up by @LWN on the standardisation effort from last year [ lwn.net/Articles/926882/ ].

    #Linux #Kernel #BPF #InstructionSets

  12. Nice. An RFC for the Linux Kernel BPF Instruction Set Architecture.

    "BPF [...] is a technology with origins in the Linux kernel that can run untrusted programs in a privileged context such as an operating system kernel."

    rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9669.htm

    See this write-up by @LWN on the standardisation effort from last year [ lwn.net/Articles/926882/ ].

    #Linux #Kernel #BPF #InstructionSets

  13. Nice. An RFC for the Linux Kernel BPF Instruction Set Architecture.

    "BPF [...] is a technology with origins in the Linux kernel that can run untrusted programs in a privileged context such as an operating system kernel."

    rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9669.htm

    See this write-up by @LWN on the standardisation effort from last year [ lwn.net/Articles/926882/ ].

    #Linux #Kernel #BPF #InstructionSets

  14. Nice. An RFC for the Linux Kernel BPF Instruction Set Architecture.

    "BPF [...] is a technology with origins in the Linux kernel that can run untrusted programs in a privileged context such as an operating system kernel."

    rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9669.htm

    See this write-up by @LWN on the standardisation effort from last year [ lwn.net/Articles/926882/ ].

    #Linux #Kernel #BPF #InstructionSets

  15. Nice. An RFC for the Linux Kernel BPF Instruction Set Architecture.

    "BPF [...] is a technology with origins in the Linux kernel that can run untrusted programs in a privileged context such as an operating system kernel."

    rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9669.htm

    See this write-up by @LWN on the standardisation effort from last year [ lwn.net/Articles/926882/ ].

    #Linux #Kernel #BPF #InstructionSets