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[–] 106 points 3 years ago (3 children)

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)

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

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

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years 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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