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In article <3c0l5b$7...@nuscc.nus.sg>, swk...@leonis.nus.sg (Sir Launcelot du Lake) writes:
>Hail Gamers!
>
>ok... the "experts" seem to agree that games in general will not be 
>affected by this bug.... but what about other stuff?  Most of us *do* use 
>the computer at home for other things, even if 'tis only 5% of the time :)
>
>1.  will it affect statistical analyses using programs like SPSS?
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>2.  I've heard that it affects popular spreadsheets like 123 and Excel, 
>is this true?
>
>3.  someone said Falcon uses FPU.... so anything happened to it?
>

>From what I have read, the bug effectively does the following.

Given the calculation: A - (A/B)*B
The result given is 256 for a very specific range of numbers for A and B.

The error, of course, comes when you divide A by B. Which means, if your
numbers are in the proper range, then yes it will affect 1 and it 
will affect 2. Go to the intel newsgroup. Surpisingly enough this is
a very popular topic over there.... :)  I don't know what range of
A and B are affected, but you could get some numbers and find out for
yourself.

If you have the bug and call intel, depending on what you use your
computer for, you may be able to get a replacement.


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As for your question about games, my guess is that yes, they would be 
affected, but in a real time game, only one or two frames may be affected at any
given time.....  Thats just a guess, however, I have no evidence to back it up.