Not just a MINIX computer, a MINIX computer with its own dedicated CPU.
Apparently lacking an appropriate core to plug inside of another CPU, AMD’s equivalent (the PSP) runs on an ARM core embedded in the amd64 CPU.
Also, smartphone modems run their own operating systems, in many cases Linux. It’s possible to hack this operating system (from the computer’s side, at least, very hard to do over the network) and to infect the modem with malware, allowing it to alter network traffic in an undetectable way until a reboot.
That also mean Microsoft has put out several products that run Linux. Theoretically, Linux may have even been part of the iPhones that had Intel modems, though I’m not sure if that was ever confirmed.
Not just a MINIX computer, a MINIX computer with its own dedicated CPU.
Apparently lacking an appropriate core to plug inside of another CPU, AMD’s equivalent (the PSP) runs on an ARM core embedded in the amd64 CPU.
Also, smartphone modems run their own operating systems, in many cases Linux. It’s possible to hack this operating system (from the computer’s side, at least, very hard to do over the network) and to infect the modem with malware, allowing it to alter network traffic in an undetectable way until a reboot.
That also mean Microsoft has put out several products that run Linux. Theoretically, Linux may have even been part of the iPhones that had Intel modems, though I’m not sure if that was ever confirmed.