Re: Pentium DEATH in user-mode
Alain Knaff (knaff@tux.org)
Sat, 8 Nov 1997 10:36:29 +0100 (MET)
In linux, you wrote:
> Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 17:37:07 -0500 (EST)
> From: "Richard B. Johnson" <root@chaos.analogic.com>
>
> The following user-mode program will stop the internal clock
> of a Pentium.
>
>My, this certainly made the rounds today, I've seen this 10 times
>already. Someone must be yapping about it...
>
>Oh well, Intel is in for some good press...
Indeed, some bad press is coming their way... But don't count on
their stock price falling: the problem does not exist for Pentium Pro
and Pentium II, so this might encourage some people to upgrade!
>Later,
>David S. Miller
>davem@dm.cobaltmicro.com
Alain