Author: Vincent Lejeune
Date: 07:08:37 09/14/99
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On September 14, 1999 at 09:50:53, Jon Dart wrote:
>On September 13, 1999 at 13:47:01, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>I kind of doubt hardware played a role in the match under discussion.
>CSTAL's result against Crafty would be considered good for most
>programs :-).
>
>Re Intel vs AMD: I have been running an AMD K6-2 for months and it is
>very, very stable. It is not overclocked.
>
>Most processors have bugs ("errata" they call them). Several years
>back, Intel used to be very bad about publicizing them: you had to
>sign a long non-disclosure form to get a list. I don't know if
>they are better now, either about manufacturing or about fessing
>up to flaws. But they still have some, I am sure.
>
>--Jon
Go to :
http://www.x86.org/
http://www.x86.org/secrets/intelsecrets.htm
http://www.x86.org/errata/errataseries.htm
for more informations about intelprocessorsbugs ;)
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