Re: Problem with Pentium processors

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From: doc... John Sabean
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 1994 20:11

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In article <3ccrpq$b...@expert.cc.purdue.edu>, e...@expert.cc.purdue.edu (Xeen) writes:
>   It is true that there are no problems with the Pentium 100 chips, because
>they were all manufactured after the summer when the bug was fixed.  If you
>want to avoid the bug go with a Pentium 100 system.
>
>Xeen
>

THIS IS NOT TRUE!!!!

The only Pentiums out there, right now, without the bug, are the replacements
being given out by Intel. This includes the P100s. Intel has just barely
begun mass producing the bug free chips.

My advice, go check out comp.sys.intel if you are truly concerned about this
(IE are considering buying a pentium). There is alot of misinformation
about this topic floating around.

As an added note, a user posted on comp.sys.intel that while in a computer
store, checked one of the P100's to see if it had the bug and it did indeed
have it. 
(The bug can easily be found by using the Calculator program
under Windows, I'm told.... It is possible to check for it fairly easily if you
know one of the combinations of numbers that will expose the bug)

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