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Kernel Comments 11h ago

/* Beep! */

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v7.1/arch/x86/boot/video.c#L215

#linux #kernel #x86

linux/arch/x86/boot/video.c at v7.1 · torvalds/linux

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cnx-software.com [Unofficial]2d ago

UP WCL – A credit card-sized Wildcat Lake SBC with up to 24GB LPDDR5, 256GB UFS

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/06/18/up-wcl-a-credit-card-sized-wildcat-lake-sbc-with-up-to-24gb-lpddr5-256gb-ufs/

UP WCL – A credit card-sized Wildcat Lake SBC with up to 24GB LPDDR5, 256GB UFS

AAEON's UP WCL is an upcoming credit card-sized single board computer (SBC) powered by an Intel Wildcat Lake processor up to the Core 7 350 hexa-core CPU paired with up to 24GB LPDDR5 and 256GB UFS storage. The board also features an HDMI 2.1 video output, a 2.5GbE RJ45 jack, an M.2 Key-E socket for optional WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, three USB 3.2 ports, and a few wafers for I/O expansion. AAEON UP WCL specifications: Wildcat Lake SoC (one or the other) Intel Core 3 304 5-core CPU – 1x P-cores @ 1.5/4.3 GHz (Turbo) + 4x LPE-cores @ 1.4/3.3 GHz (Turbo) GPU – 1-core Intel Xe3 Graphics @ 2.3 GHz (9 TOPS) NPU – 15 TOPS Intel Core 5 320 6-core CPU – 2x P-cores @ 1.5/4.6 GHz (Turbo) + 4x LPE-cores @ 1.4/3.4 GHz (Turbo) GPU – 2-core Intel Xe3 Graphics @ 2.5 GHz (20 TOPS) NPU –

CNX Software - Embedded Systems News

WinFuture.de 2d ago

AAEON bringt mit dem UP WCL ein neues Mini-#Mainboard im #Raspberry-Format. Statt ARM-Chips kommen hier #x86-Prozessoren aus der neuen #Intel #WildcatLake-Familie zum Einsatz. #AAEON #MiniPC https://winfuture.de/news,159442.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia

AAEON UP WCL: Mini-PC im Raspberry-Format mit Intel 'Wildcat Lake'

Der taiwanische Hersteller AAEON hat mit dem UP WCL ein neues Mini-Mainboard im Format und mit den Maßen eines Raspberry Pi Model B vorgestellt. Hier wird aber kein ARM-Chip verwendet, sondern x86-Prozessoren aus der Intel "Wildcat Lake"-Familie.

WinFuture.de

Rekall Incorporated 2d ago

20 years of Intel Macs: Why Apple switched, and why it switched again

Remembering the ups and downs of the Intel Mac era as it finally winds down.

20 years of Intel Macs: Why Apple switched, and why it switched again

Remembering the ups and downs of the Intel Mac era as it finally winds down.

Ars Technica

Jarkko Sakkinen 2d ago

AMODE a protected mode extender for MS-DOS: https://codeberg.org/jarkko/amode

#msdos #x86 #assembly

amode

A MS-DOS protected mode extender

Codeberg.org

GripNews 3d ago

🌘 AI 運算擴充（ACE）規範 – x86 生態系統諮詢小組
➤ 為機器學習量身打造：x86 架構的矩陣運算新紀元
✤ https://x86ecosystem.org/resource/ai-compute-extensions-ace-specification/
x86 生態系統諮詢小組於 2026 年 6 月發布了「AI 運算擴充」（ACE）規範。該規範旨在透過引入專用的矩陣乘法運算核心與低精度資料格式，強化 x86 架構在機器學習工作負載上的處理效率。ACE 透過與現有的 AVX 架構緊密整合，不僅擴展了暫存器狀態，還增強了資料搬移與格式轉換的靈活性，為高效能 AI 運算提供了硬體層面的加速路徑。
+ 這對於在邊緣端運行大型模型來說至關重要，能與 AVX 整合意味著現有的軟體堆疊不需要全盤推翻即可獲得加速。
+ 終於看到 x86 生態系為了對抗專用加速器而在指令集上做出回應了，期待後續編譯器支援的更新。
#技術規範 #人工智慧 #x86 架構 #處理器硬體

AI Compute Extensions (ACE) Specification – x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group

Hacker News 3d ago

[x86] AI Compute Extensions (ACE) Specification

https://x86ecosystem.org/resource/ai-compute-extensions-ace-specification/

#HackerNews #x86 #AIComputeExtensions #ACESpecification #TechNews #AIHardware

AI Compute Extensions (ACE) Specification – x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group

Jarkko Sakkinen 3d ago

now that i got mxmplay2 out (of which GUS playback routine was written by matching C's disassembly with original assembly code), I'm preparing to release my next MS-DOS thing from same "ms-dos junk" repo I have in my local Git: AMODE MS-DOS extender :-)

It's a DOS-extender that stack relocatable a.out on top of EXE or COM.

#msdos #assembly #c #x86