Beamer,
>Errata lists are neither good nor bad. They are simply a means to communicate problems that haven't been fixed in a given product release.
Good post. One thing you didn't mention is that the OEMs, lots of them, work with Intel from day zero, A0 stepping, and through subsequent steppings, to be able to have PCs ready at Intel launch time. Usually, Dell, Compaq, IBM, etc., are standing there with Intel on the day. This also results in more errata being recorded because the customers want to see product extremely early in the cycle. With AMD, I think, the OEMs typically wait longer, and bugs that would have become errata are fixed before chips go out. There are those around here that will say: "yet another excuse by an I-bee", but I say, been there, done that, with the day zero chips, etc.
Tony |
