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[-] merthyr1831@lemmy.world 105 points 1 year ago

Windows requirements: sprawling list of unsupported hardware based on an arbitrary requirment for a security chip that doesn't actually improve security at all

Linux: CPU (optional)

[-] DestroyMegacorps@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

As a person who has used linux i can confirm that my daughter runs linux

[-] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 5 points 1 year ago

I don't think microcontrollers count as CPU, right? Do they have an ALU?

[-] nachtigall@feddit.de 8 points 1 year ago

Yes they do. Microcontrollers contain a microprocessor that is optimized for branching instructions and already include memory and peripheral interfaces which are connected directly to the processor bus (opposed to general purpose CPUs).

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