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[-] plyth@feddit.org 7 points 1 week ago

The most powerful CPUs that most likely don't have backdoors.

[-] MurrayL@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

If there was a backdoor in, say, the original Pentium, do you not think someone would’ve found it by now?

[-] plyth@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago

I can't judge that. I486 structures are bigger and less complex so that the risk should be much lower.

[-] Midnitte@beehaw.org 6 points 1 week ago

I guess if youre still running Windows 3.1 or 95 you might be a little upset - but these CPUs haven't been manufactured in nearly 30 years.

[-] vaionko@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 week ago

They've been used in embedded systems until very recently. You can even still buy one.

[-] Midnitte@beehaw.org 1 points 6 days ago

You make a good point about embedded systems, but these chips were discontinued in 2007.

Just because you can still buy vacuum tubes, doesn't mean you should.

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