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To: Elwood P. Dowd who wrote (42024)11/20/1998 9:37:00 PM
From: Brian Hutcheson  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1574599
 
Re. AMD discloses K6-2 glitch
It was disclosed on S.I. about 2 weeks ago as I recall along with the fix in the O/S .
Brian



To: Elwood P. Dowd who wrote (42024)11/20/1998 11:59:00 PM
From: Buckwheat  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1574599
 
[RE: It is unclear whether AMD knew about the debilitating
bug before announcing the new processors on Monday at Comdex/Fall.]

news.com

[Problem is "very intermittent"]

True. It occurs most often when ZDNET staff reporters are caught with their heads up their ass for periods exceeding a month.

Buckwheat