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Re: My business card runs Linux

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thank goodness that bank accounts are heavily regulated and something like that is really hard in this era with AML efforts! Cryptocurrencies on the other hand...

That's a very unrealistic view of how that works. If you plug a USB into your computer and your computer is compromised, the next time you log into bank account your cookies are snagged and they do something with your money.

If it’s that easy to do, why do I get spam emails and texts with broken English? Seriously the earlier comment was accurate, if you feel the need to comment on the security of this obviously not nefarious project change fields, you don’t have the stomach for infosec.

Re: My business card runs Linux

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post #6

"Hey, stranger! Here's my card. Plug it into your computer's USB slot." Cool project, but as a business card, making someone think they're about to install Stuxnet might not be the best first impression. Heh.

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Re: My business card runs Linux

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post #37

That really is the worst possible DMA engine. Given how those tiny cortex M0s rely on DMA to get pretty much everything done, it is confusing why atmel put a basically useless DMA engine in place.

It is OK-ish if you just want to move one thing into one unit, past that it quickly becomes useless and doing PIO becomes faster ...

- am author but HN is limiting how fast i can reply :(

Re: My business card runs Linux

#70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just you wait, i am working on booting ULTRIX on it, and then hopefully emulating JAZZ system and booting windows NT (video provided over virtual vnc over virtual ethernet over usb)

It's a pity they never ported VMS to it...

Presumably you could port SIMH to it.
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